Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 80 / Monday, April 27, 1998 / Notices 20631

WordPerfect in 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket number [OPP–181062].

Electronic comments on this notice may

be filed online at many Federal

Depository Libraries.

The Agency, accordingly, will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

Washington Department of Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Emergency exemptions.

Dated: April 17, 1998

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–11137 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6004–2]

Proposed Administrative Settlement

Under Section 122(h) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act; In Re: Queen Street Dump Site,

BOSCAWEN, NH

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed

administrative settlement and request

for public comment.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to

enter into a settlement agreement to

address certain claims under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq. Notification is being

published to inform the public of the

proposed settlement and of the

opportunity to comment. The settlement

is intended to resolve certain liabilities

under CERCLA of the Town of

Boscawen, New Hampshire for costs

incurred, and to be incurred, by EPA in

response activities at the Queen Street

Dump Site (the ‘‘Site’’) in Boscawen,

New Hampshire.

DATES: Comments must be provided on

or before May 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Ms. MaryAnne Gavin,

Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, JFK Federal Building,

Mailcode RCH, Boston, Massachusetts

02203, and should refer to: In the Matter

of the Queen Street Dump Site, Town of

Boscawen, New Hampshire, U.S. EPA

Docket Number CERCLA I–98–1018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Novick, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Site

Remediation and Restoration, J.F.K.

Federal Building, Mailcode HBR,

Boston, Massachusetts 02203, (617)

573–9671.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended

(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.,

notification is hereby given of a

proposed settlement agreement under

section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9622(h), concerning the Queen Street

Dump Site in Boscawen, New

Hampshire. The settlement has been

approved by EPA Region I, subject to

review by the public pursuant to this

document. The Town of Boscawen, NH

has executed a signature page

committing it to participate in the

settlement. Under the proposed

settlement, the Town will conduct

certain time-critical removal activities at

the Queen Street site, and permanently

close a related site called the Corn Hill

Landfill. The value of these activities is

currently estimated at a total of

$1,987,000. EPA also intends to conduct

certain time-critical work at the Queen

Street site, in accordance with an Action

Memorandum issued on March 13,

1998. EPA’s work is currently valued at

approximately $550,000. In addition,

EPA’s past costs for this site are

estimated at $37,000. The settlement

provides the Town with a covenant not

to sue for all past costs, and for future

costs not to exceed $550,000.

EPA is entering into the covenant not

to sue portion of the agreement under

the authority of CERCLA section 122(h),

42 U.S.C. 9622(h), which provides EPA

with authority to consider, compromise,

and settle a claim under section 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, for costs

incurred by the United States if the

claim has not been referred to the U.S.

Department of Justice for further action.

Written approval of this settlement by

the U.S. Department of Justice is

required, pursuant to section 122(h)(1)

of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1). EPA

will receive written comments relating

to this settlement for thirty (30) days

from the date of publication of this

document.

A copy of the proposed administrative

settlement may be obtained in person or

by mail from Steve Novick, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Site Remediation and

Restoration, Mailcode HBR, Boston,

Massachusetts 02203, (617) 573–9671.

The Agency’s response to any

comments received will be available for

public inspection with the Regional

Hearing Clerk, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region I, JFK

Federal Building, Mailcode RCH,

Boston, Massachusetts (U.S. EPA Docket

No. CERCLA I–98–1018).

Dated: March 24, 1998.

Harley F. Laing,

Director of the Office of Site Remediation

and Restoration.

[FR Doc. 98–11141 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

April 20, 1998

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commissions, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

this information collection should

submit comments June 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commissions, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0827.

Title: Request for Radio Station

License Update.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals and

households; business or other for-profit;

not-for-profit institutions; state, local or

tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 172,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Total Annual Burden: 86,000 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Needs and Uses: The information

obtained will be used to update the

Commission’s databases to ensure that

each license reflects the correct

administrative and technical data. The

request also reminds licensees of the

requirements to file applications for

modification, if needed, to submit

invalid licenses for cancellation and to

keep the Commission informed of any

changes in mailing address. This

verification and collection of

information is being done at this time in

preparation of the conversion to the

Universal License System. It is the

Commission’s goal to have the most

accurate, up-to-date information

available prior to conversion of data.

OMB Approval Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

- MDS and ITFS Two-Way

Transmissions.

Form No.: FCC Form 304 and FCC

Form 330.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; state,

local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 3,550.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 - 55

hours.

Total Annual Burden: 17,750 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $8,155,000.

Needs and Uses: The Commission has

adopted a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM) in MM Docket No.

97–217 and has published in the

Federal Register a summary (62 FR

60025, 11/6/97) of this rulemaking to

determine whether, and if so, how, to

amend its rules to promote the ability of

MDS and ITFS licensees to provide twoway digital services. The objective of

this proceeding is to encourage the

efficient use of the spectrum allotted to

MDS and ITFS by simplifying our

current two-way licensing system and

providing greater flexibility in the use of

the allotted spectrum where such

flexibility would best serve the needs of

the public. In addition, we intend to

enhance the competitiveness of the

wireless cable industry and the resultant

choices available to consumers, and to

increase Internet access for educational

institutions and their students via ITFS

frequencies.

OMB Approval Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Application for Transfer of

Control of Multipoint Distribution

Service Authorization.

Form No.: FCC Form 306.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 20.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Estimated Time Per Response: 58

hours (2.0 hours-licensee; 15.2 hourstransferor; 40.8 hours-transferree).

Total Annual Burden: 110 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $211,190.

Needs and Uses: The Commission has

developed a new FCC Form 306

application which streamlines the

application process for transfer of

control of a Multipoint Distribution

Service (‘‘MDS’’) authorization. This

new form will replace FCC Form 704

(3060–0048) for MDS facilities governed

by 47 CFR Part 21. The new FCC Form

306 will collect only the information

required to evaluate a proposed

transferee’s qualifications to become a

Commission MDS licensee. This new

form has been developed to

accommodate electronic filing of a

transfer of control of an authorization

for MDS applicants.

FCC Form 306 is to be used to apply

for authority to transfer control of an

MDS authorization pursuant to 47 CFR

Sections 21.11, 21.38, and 21.39. The

data is used by FCC staff in determining

if the applicant is qualified to become

a Commission licensee or permittee and

to carry out the statutory provisions of

Section 310(d) of the Communications

Act of 1934, as amended.

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0010.

Title: Ownership Report.

Form No.: FCC Form 323.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 10,020.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

and annual reporting requirement.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 –7

hours (1 hour certifications (0.5 hoursrespondent/0.5 hours attorney); 7 hours

annual reports and all other reports (1

hour-respondent/6 hours attorney)).

Total Annual Burden: 9,106 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $10,258,410.

Needs and Uses: Each permittee of a

commercial AM, FM, TV and

international broadcast station shall file

an Ownership Report (FCC Form 323)

within 30 days of the date of grant by

the FCC of an application for an original

construction permit or the

consummation, pursuant to Commission

consent, of a transfer of control or an

assignment of license. A permittee is

also required to file another report or to

certify that it has reviewed its current

Report on file and that it is accurate, in

lieu of filing a new report, when the

permittee applies for a station license.

Each licensee of a commercial AM, FM

and TV broadcast station shall file a

Report annually. Each licensee with a

current and unamended Report on file

at the Commission may certify that it

has reviewed its current Report and that

it is accurate, in lieu of filing a new

Report. The data is used by FCC staff to

determine whether the licensee/

permittee is abiding by the multiple

ownership requirements as set down by

the Commission’s Rules and is in

compliance with the Communications

Act.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11099 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Public Information Collection(s)

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

April 20, 1998

The Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) has received Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval for the following public

information collection(s) pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44

U.S.C. 3501–3520. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of

law, no person shall be subject to any

penalty for failing to comply with a

collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not

display a valid control number.

Questions concerning the OMB control

numbers and expiration dates should be

directed to Jerry Cowden, Federal