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is a request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: Authority to promulgate this

rule is found in sections 2002(a) and

3017(a)(2) and (f) of the Solid Waste

Disposal Act, as amended by the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act, and as amended by the Hazardous

and Solid Waste Amendments, 42

U.S.C. 6901 et seq. The OECD Decision

is considered legally binding on the

United States under Articles 5(a) and

6(2) of the OECD Convention, 12 U.S.T.

1728. In addition, the OECD Decision

and the rule implementing the OECD

Decision (61 FR 16290–16316, April 12,

1996) ensure that exports and imports of

recoverable hazardous waste between

the U.S. and OECD member countries

may proceed even though the U.S. is not

yet a ‘‘Party’’ to the Basel Convention on

the Control of Transboundary

Movements of Hazardous Wastes and

Their Disposal. The Office of

Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance, U.S. EPA, uses the

information provided by each U.S.

exporter and U.S. importer to determine

compliance with the applicable OECD

regulatory provisions. In addition, the

information will be used to determine

the number, origin, destination, and

type of exports from and imports to the

U.S. for tracking purposes and for

reporting to the OECD. This information

also will be used to assess the efficiency

of the program.

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 Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on

8/26/97 (62 FR 45248); no comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 8.74 hours for the

U.S. exporter and 5.83 hours for the U.S.

importer. These estimates include all

aspects of the information collection

including the time necessary to obtain

and read the regulations and assess

applicability, to complete a notification

of intent to export hazardous waste, to

complete the tracking document, sign

and transmit copies of the tracking

document, as well as the reduced

response time (3 working days as

compared to 30 days) to transmit a

signed copy of a tracking document.

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.

Estimated Number of Notification of

Intent to Export: 437.

Estimated Number of Notification of

Intent to Import: 771.

Estimated Total Annual Burden for

Respondents: 8,314 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $391,000.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No.1647.02 and

OMB Control No. 2050–0143 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, or

Email:

farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov;

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 12, 1998.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) entitled: Asbestos-Containing

Materials in Schools Rule and Asbestos

Model Accreditation Plan Rule [EPA

ICR No. 1365.05; OMB Control No.

2070–0091] has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval

pursuant to the OMB procedures in 5

CFR 1320.12. The ICR, which is

abstracted below, describes the nature of

the information collection and its

estimated cost and burden.

The Agency is requesting that OMB

renew for 3 years the existing approval

for this ICR, which is scheduled to

expire on March 31, 1998. A Federal

Register document announcing the

Agency’s intent to seek the renewal of

this ICR and the 60-day public comment

opportunity, requesting comments on

the request and the contents of the ICR,

was issued on October 3, 1997 (62 FR

51853). EPA did not receive any

comments on this ICR during the

comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be

submitted on or before February 17,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone on (202)

260–2740, by e-mail:

‘‘farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,’’ or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No. 1365.05.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No. 1365.05 and OMB Control

No. 2070–0091, to the following

addresses:

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Regulatory

Information Division (Mailcode:

2137), 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

And to:

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk

Officer for EPA 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Review Requested: This is a request to

renew a currently approved information

collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1365.05;

OMB Control No. 2070–0091.

Current Expiration Date: Current

OMB approval expires on March 31,

1998.

Title: Asbestos-Containing Materials

in Schools Rule

Abstract: The Asbestos Hazard

Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

requires local education agencies (LEAs)

to conduct inspections, develop
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management plans, and design or

conduct response actions with respect

to the presence of asbestos-containing

materials in school buildings. AHERA

also requires states to develop model

accreditation plans for persons who

perform asbestos inspections, develop

management control plans, and design

or conduct response actions. This

information collection addresses the

burden associated with recordkeeping

requirements imposed on LEAs by the

asbestos in schools rule, and reporting

and recordkeeping requirements

imposed on states and training

providers related to the model

accreditation plan rule.

Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR

part 763, subpart E).

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to range

between 6 hours and 140 hours per

response, depending upon the category

of respondent, for an estimated 107,551

respondents making one or more

submissions of information annually.

These estimates include 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. No person is

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

The OMB control numbers for these

regulations are displayed in 40 CFR part

9.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Entities potentially affected by this

action are local education agencies and

states with recordkeeping and/or

reporting responsibilities under the

Asbestos-Containing Materials in

Schools rule, and training providers and

states with recordkeeping and/or

reporting responsibilities under the

Model Accreditation Plan rule.

Estimated No. of Respondents:

107,551.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 2,367,293 hours.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Changes in Burden Estimates: There

is a decrease of 19,857 hours in the total

estimated respondent burden as

compared with that identified in the

information collection request most

recently approved by OMB, from

2,387,150 hours currently to an

estimated 2,367,293 hours. Most of this

decrease reflects the completion of

startup costs associated with the Model

Accreditation Plan. A smaller portion of

the decrease is due to the reduction in

the number of training providers and

changes in the numbers of school

buildings containing friable asbestos.

According to the procedures

prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has

submitted this ICR to OMB for review

and approval. Any comments related to

the renewal of this ICR should be

submitted within 30 days of this

document, as described above.

Dated: January 12, 1998

Joseph Retzer,

Director, egulatory Information Division.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements Filed January 05,

1998 Through January 09, 1998

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 980000, Draft EIS, COE, MN,

WI, Duluth-Superior Harbor Phase II,

Dredge Material Management Plan,

Cities of Duluth, St. Louis County,

MN and Douglas County, WI, Due:

March 02, 1998, Contact: Terry A.

Long (313) 226–6758.

EIS No. 980001, Draft EIS, BLM, AK,

Northern Intertie Project,

Construction of 230 kV Transmission

Line from Healy to Fairbanks, AK,

Application for Right-of-Way Grant,

Gold Valley Electric Association, AK,

Due: March 05, 1998, Contact: Gary

Foreman 1 (800) 437–7021.

EIS No. 980002, FINAL EIS, FHW, AK,

Kenai River Bridge Crossing Project,

Construction from Sterling Highway

to Funny River Road, Funding, COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, US CGD

Permit and EPA NPDES Permit, Kenai

Peninsula, AK, Due: March 03, 1998,

Contact: Jim Bryson (907) 586–7428.

EIS No. 980003, Draft EIS, UMC, CA,

Tustin Marine Corps Air Station

(MCAS) Disposal and Reuse,

Implementation, Orange County, CA,

Due: March 02, 1998, Contact: Cpt.

George Opria (714) 726–5565.

EIS No. 980004, Draft EIS, AFS, AK,

Canal-Hoya Timber Sale,

Implementation, Stikine Area,

Tongass National Forest, Value

Comparison Unit (VCU), AK, Due:

March 02, 1998, Contact: Scott Posner

(907) 874–2323.

EIS No. 980005, DRAFT EIS, NPS, OR,

Oregon Caves National Monument,

General Management Plan,

Development Concept Plan, Josephine

County, OR, Due: March 13, 1998,

Contact: Craig Ackerman (541) 592–

2100.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 970489, DRAFT EIS, DOE, KY,

TN, OH, TN, Programmatic EIS—

Alternative Strategies for the LongTerm Management and Use of

Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride,

Paducah Site, McCracken County, KY;

Portsmouth Site, Pike County, OH;

and K–25 Site on the Oak Ridge

Reservation, Anderson and Roane

Counties, TN, Due: April 23, 1998,

Contact: Charles E. Bradley (301) 903–

4781. Published FR—12–24–97—Due

Date Correction.

EIS No. 970497, FINAL EIS, URC, UT,

Provo River Restoration Project

(PRRP), Riverine Habitat Restoration,

Reconstruction and Realignment of

the existing Provo River Channel and

Floodplain System between Jordanell

Dam and Deer River Reservoir,

Wasatch County, UT, Due: February

06, 1998, Contact: Mark A. Holden

(801) 524–3146. Published FR—1–2–

98—Due Date Correction.

Dated: January 13, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared December 29, 1997 Through

January 02, 1998 pursuant to the

Environmental Review Process (ERP),

under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act

and Section 102(2)(c) of the National

Environmental Policy Act as amended.

Requests for copies of EPA comments

can be directed to the Office of Federal

Activities at (202) 564–7167. An

explanation of the ratings assigned to

draft environmental impact statements