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Amended Notices

EIS No. 970084, Draft EIS, COE, CA,

Morrison Creek Mining Reach

Downstream (South) of Jackson

Highway, Mining and Reclamation

Project, COE Section 404 Permit

Issuance, Sacramento County, CA,

Due: May 05, 1997, Contact: Larry

Vinzant (916) 557–5263. Published FR

03–21–97 Correction to Telephone

Number.

EIS No. 970101, Draft EIS, UAF, CA,

Programmatic EIS—McClellan Air

Force Base (AFB) Disposal and Reuse

Including Rezoning of the Main Base,

Implementation, Federal Permits,

Licenses or Entitlements, Sacramento

County, CA, Due: May 12, 1997,

Contact: Rick Solander (916) 643–

0830 (Ext. 126). Published FR–03–28–

97—Correction to Telephone Number.

EIS No. 970116, Final EIS, USA, MO,

US Army Chemical School and US

Army Military Police School

Relocation to Fort Leonard Wood

(FWL) from Fort McClellan, Alabama,

Implementation, Cities of St. Robert,

Waynesville, Richland, Dixon,

Crocker, Rolla, Houston and Lebanon;

Pulaski, Texas, Phelps and Laclede

Counties, MO, Due: May 05, 1997,

Contact: Alan Gehrt (816) 983–3142.

Published FR–04–04–97—Correction

to Telephone Number.

Dated: April 8, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 97–9419 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–5479–2]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared March 24, 1997 Through

March 28, 1997 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 (EISs) was published in FR

dated April 05, 1996 (61 FR 15251).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–D35058–MD Rating

EC2, Baltimore Harbor Anchorages and

Channels Feasibility Study, Maritime

Improvements, Port of Baltimore,

Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and

Anne Arundel County, MD.

Summary: EPA’s environmental

concerns are related to environmental

and health impacts related to possible

groundwater contamination, impacts to

wetlands and the lack of information

regarding monitoring plans during and

after dredge.

ERP No. D–NPS–L61210–00 Rating

LO, Klondike Gold Rush National

Historical Park, General Management

Plan (GMP), Implementation, Skagway,

Alaska and Seattle, WA.

Summary: EPA’s abbreviated review

has revealed no concerns on this

project.

ERP No. D–USN–K11077–CA Rating

EC2, Novato, California Department of

Defense Housing Facility Disposal and

Reuse, Implementation, City of Novato,

Marin County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns and requested

additional information regarding project

description, cumulative impacts, water

and wetlands, air quality and cultural

resources protection.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L65260–WA

Taneum/Peaches Road Access Project,

Issuance of Two Temporary Permits to

Plum Creek for Road Construction,

Wenatchee National Forest, Cle Elum

Ranger District, Kittitas County, WA.

Summary: Based on EPA’s review of

the final EIS, EPA has determined that

the proposed project is in conformance

with the above statutes and regulations.

However, EPA strongly suggests that the

Forest Service and Plum Creek develop

a long-term, comprehensive solution to

address future road access issues.

ERP No. F–AFS–L67034–WA Crown

Jewel Mine and Mill Project,

Construction and Operation, Gold and

Silver Mining and Milling Project, Plan

of Operations Approval, Special-UsePermits and COE Section 404 Permit,

Chesaw, Okanogan County, WA.

Summary: EPA continued to have

environmental concerns regarding water

quality impacts, alternative selection

and mitigation.

ERP No. F–DOE–L09809–WA Hanford

Site Tank Waste Remediation Systems

(TWRS), Management and Disposal of

Radioactive, Hazardous, and Mixed

Wastes, NPDES Permit and Approval of

Several Permits, in the City of Richland,

Grant County, WA.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–USN–K11074–CA Las

Pulgas and San Mateo Basin, Cease and

Desist Order, Sewage Effluent

Compliance Project, NPDES Permit,

Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton,

San Diego County, CA.

Summary: EPA had no objection to

the proposed action. EPA found that, in

general, the Navy responded to EPA

concerns in the final EIS.

Dated: April 8, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 97–9420 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[FRL–5809–2]

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council; Notice Of Open Meetings

Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law

92–423, ‘‘The Federal Advisory

Committee Act,’’ notice is hereby given

that a meeting of the National Drinking

Water Advisory Council established

under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as

amended (42 U.S. C. S300f et seq.), will

be held on April 30, 1997 and May 1,

1997, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. and

May 2, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00

Noon, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10

Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC

20005 in the Franklin/Adams Rooms.

The purpose of this meeting will be to

update the Council on the activities of

the five active working groups:

Consumer Confidence, Source Water

Protection, Operator Certification, Small

Systems and Occurrence and

Contaminant Selection. There will also

be a panel discussion on the Safe

Drinking Water Act (SDWA) linkages

with the National Water Program Office

Directors. Briefings will be held on

Regulatory Tools, Treatment

Technologies and on linking the SDWA

provisions under Consumer Right to

Know.

This meeting is open to the public.

The Council encourages the hearing of

outside statements and will allocate one

hour on April 30, 1997, for this purpose.

Oral statements will be limited to ten

minutes and it is preferred that only one

person present the statement. Any

outside parties interested in presenting

an oral statement should petition the

Council by telephone at (202) 260–2285

or by E-Mail at

shaw.charlene@epamail.epa.gov by

April 28. 1997.

Any person who wishes to file a

written statement can do so before or
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after a Council meeting. Written

statements received prior to the meeting

will be distributed to all members of the

Council before any final discussion or

vote is completed. Any statements

received after the meeting will become

part of the permanent meeting file and

will be forwarded to the Council

members for their information.

Members of the public that would like

to attend the meeting, present an oral

statement, or submit a written

statement, should contact Ms. Charlene

Shaw, Designated Federal Officer,

National Drinking Water Advisory

Council, U.S. EPA, Office of Ground

Water and Drinking Water (4601), 401 M

Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20460.

The telephone number is Area Code

(202) 260–2285 or E-Mail

shaw.charlene@epamail.epa.gov.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Cynthia C. Dougherty,

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water.

[FR Doc. 97–9384 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–729; FRL–5597–6]

W. Neudorff GmbH KG; Pesticide

Tolerance Petition Filing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing the establishment of a

regulation for an exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance for residues

of low erucic acid (less than 2%)

rapeseed oil, i.e., canola oil, when used

in accordance with good agricultural

practice as an active ingredient in

pesticide formulations applied to

growing crops. The summary of the

petition published in this notice was

prepared by the petitioner.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket number [PF–729], must be

received on or before, May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide 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

22202.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION’’

of this document. No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as comments

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). 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: Sheryl Reilly, Regulatory Action

Leader (PM 90), Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location,

telephone number, and e-mail address:

5th floor, CS 1-5W29, 2800 Crystal

Drive, Arlington, VA, Telephone No.

703–308–8265, e-mail:

reilly.sheryl@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received a pesticide petition (PP

6F4747) from W. Neudorff GmbH KG

(‘‘Neudorff’’), c/o Walter Telarek, 1008

Riva Ridge Drive, Great Falls, VA 22066,

proposing pursuant to section 408(d) of

the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic

Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR

part 180 by establishing an exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance for

residues of the insecticide, canola oil,

on growing crops. EPA has determined

that the petition contains data or

information regarding the elements set

forth in section 408(d)(2); however, EPA

has not fully evaluated the sufficiency

of the submitted data at this time or

whether the data supports granting of

the petition. Additional data may be

needed before EPA rules on the petition.

As required by section 408(d) of the

FFDCA, as recently amended by the

Food Quality Protection Act, W.

Neudorff GmbH KG included in the

petition a summary of the petition and

authorization for the summary to be

published in the Federal Register in a

notice of receipt of the petition. The

summary represents the views of W.

Neudorff GmbH KG; EPA, as mentioned

above, is in the process of evaluating the

petition. As required by section

408(d)(3) EPA is including the summary

as a part of this notice of filing. EPA

may have made minor edits to the

summary for the purpose of clarity.

EPA invites interested persons to

submit comments on this notice of

filing. Comments must bear a

notification indicating the document

control number [PF–729].

The official record for this

rulemaking, as well as the public

version, has been established for this

rulemaking under docket number ‘‘PF–

729’’ (including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this 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 official

rulemaking record is located at the

Virginia address in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at

the beginning of this document.

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. Comment and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket number PF–729; FRL–5597–

–6. Electronic comments on this

proposed rule may be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental Protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: March 28, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

Below is a summary of the pesticide

petition. The summary of the petition

was prepared by the petitioner. The

petition summary announces the

availability of a description of the

analytical methods available to EPA for

the detection and measurement of the

pesticide chemical residues or an

explanation of why no such method is

needed.