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if other dredging alternatives that

provide less depth overall, less depth

over portions of the project and/or

phasing in –50 foot depths at key areas

first may constitute reasonable

alternatives for purposes of NEPA

analysis.

ERP No. D–COE–K36124–CA

Rating EC2, Yuba River Basin

Investigation Study, Flood Protection,

also portions of the Feather River Basin

below Oroville Dam, City of Maryville,

Yuba County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns over potential

adverse impacts to water quality due to

stormwater runoff during construction

activities. EPA also recommended that

the Corps conduct the necessary

hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste

site investigations during the current

feasibility phase in order to achieve full

public disclosure. EPA also

recommended that the FEIS analyze the

indirect/cumulative effects of induced

growth in the floodplain.

ERP No. D–COE–K36125–CA

Rating EC2, Hansen Dam Water

Conservation and Supply Study, Flood

Protection, Implementation, Los

Angeles County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns that the DEIS

did not specifically analyze an ‘‘end of

pipe’’ water conservation alternative as

an alternative to increasing water

supply, or as a means of augmenting

water conservation, at Hansen Dam.

EPA believed that an actual ‘‘end of

pipe’’ water conservation alternative

may constitute a reasonable alternative

for purposes of the Corps’ NEPA

analysis. EPA noted that the three action

alternatives analyzed in detail in the

DEIS are not true ‘‘water conservation’’

alternatives but are actually alternatives

to ‘‘increase storage capacity’’ at Hansen

Dam for release during peak summer

use periods. Implementation and/or

expansion of water conservation

programs and efforts in the dam’s

service area should be an integral

element of the project.

ERP No. D–COE–K39047–CA

Rating EO2, Santa Clara River and

Major Tributaries Project, Approval of

404 Permit and 1603 Streambed

Alteration Agreement, In portions of the

City of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles

County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objection because of the

project’s potential to adversely impact

the physical and biological qualities of

the Santa Clara River System and

because the measures to avoid and/or

mitigate such impacts were not fully

developed and presented in the DEIS.

EPA also expressed concern that the

DEIS did not address the full scope of

the anticipated (development-related)

actions and impacts directly and

indirectly associated with the proposed

project.

ERP No. D–FAA–E51045–FL

Rating EC2, Miami International

Airport Master Plan Update for the

Proposed New Runway, Funding and

COE Section 404 Permit, Miami-Dade

County, FL.

Summary: EPA continued to have

environmental concerns; though noise

impacts will be reduced by the year

2000 and 2005, significant noiseimpacts to the adjacent community

remain. The need for additional noise

mitigation was stated.

ERP No. D–FRC–L05219–WA

Rating LO, Sullivan Creek

Hydroelectric (FERC No. 2225) Project,

An Application for Amendment of

License, Public Utility District No. 1,

Sullivan Creek, Pend Oreille County,

WA.

Summary: EPA had no objection to

the project as proposed. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. DS–COE–C32030–00

Rating LO, Arthur Kill ChannelHowland Hook Marine Terminal,

Deepening and Realignment, Limited

Reevaluation Report (LRR) Port of New

York and New Jersey, NY and NJ.

Summary: EPA believed that there has

not been a significant change in the

environmental conditions of the project

area since the issuance of the FEIS. EPA

does not anticipate that the proposed

project would result in significant

adverse environmental impacts.

Therefore, EPA has no objection to the

project’s implementation.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L65292–ID

Caribou National Forest,

Implementation, Federal Phosphate

Leasing Proposal for the Manning Creek

and Dairy Syncline Tracts, Caribou

County, ID.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–USN–C11013–NY

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve

Plant Calverton Disposal and Reuse,

Implementation, Towns of Riverhead

and Brookhaven on Long Island, Suffolk

County, NY.

Summary: EPA continued to express

environmental concern regarding

wetland avoidance and requested that

the Record of Decision include

additional information on contaminant

remediation, endangered/threatened

species, historic/cultural resources and

environmental justice.

Dated: May 19, 1998.

Anne Norton Miller,

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Activities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6102–2]

Underground Injection Control

Program; Hazardous Waste Injection

Restrictions; Petition for Exemption—

Class I Hazardous Waste Injection;

Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final decision on

injection well no migration petition.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an

exemption to the land disposal

restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous

and Solid Waste Amendments to the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act has been granted to Great Lakes

Chemical Corporation (GLCC), for two

Class I injection wells located at El

Dorado, Arkansas. As required by 40

CFR part 148, the company has

adequately demonstrated to the

satisfaction of the Environmental

Protection Agency by petition and

supporting documentation that, to a

reasonable degree of certainty, there will

be no migration of hazardous

constituents from the injection zone for

as long as the waste remains hazardous.

This final decision allows the

underground injection by GLCC, of the

specific restricted hazardous wastes

identified in the exemption, into two

Class I hazardous waste injection wells

(WDW–5 and WDW–6) at the El Dorado,

Arkansas facility, until July 1, 2005,

unless EPA moves to terminate the

exemption under provisions of 40 CFR

148.24. As required by 40 CFR 148.22(b)

and 124.10, a public notice was issued

March 6, 1998. The public comment

period closed on April 20, 1998. No

comments were received. This decision

constitutes final Agency action and

there is no Administrative appeal.

DATES: This action is effective as of May

13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and

all pertinent information relating thereto
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are on file at the following location:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, Water Quality Protection

Division, Source Water Protection

Branch (6WQ–SG) 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip Dellinger, Chief Ground Water/

UIC Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone

(214) 665–7165.

Oscar Ramirez, Jr.,

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection

Division.

[FR Doc. 98–13784 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6101–8]

Water Conservation Plan Guidelines

Subcommittee Conference Call

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On June 4, 1998, the Water

Conservation Plan Guidelines

Subcommittee of the Local Government

Advisory Committee (LGAC) will hold a

conference call. The Subcommittee will

discuss public comments received on

the draft Water Conservation Plan

Guidelines and make changes they

deem appropriate to their final

recommendations for advice and

guidance to the Agency on the water

conservation plan guidelines for public

water systems, including the section of

the draft guidelines which provides

information to States on implementation

of the guidelines.

Section 1455 of the Safe Drinking

Water Act, as amended, requires EPA to

publish guidelines for water

conservation plans for three size ranges

of public water systems. States may

require water systems to submit a water

conservation plan consistent with EPA’s

guidelines as a condition of receiving a

loan from a State Drinking Water Loan

Fund. The Subcommittee conference

call is open and all interested persons

are invited to attend on a spaceavailable basis. Members of the public

interested in attending the

Subcommittee conference call should

call the Designated Federal Official to

reserve space.

DATES: The Subcommittee conference

call will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00

p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The conference call will be

held at the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Washington

Information Center, Conference Room 8

South, 401 M Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20460. Requests for a summary of

the call can be obtained by writing to

John E. Flowers, U. S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater

Management (Mail Code 4204), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Designated Federal Official for this

Subcommittee is John E. Flowers. He is

the point of contact for information

concerning any Subcommittee matters

and can be reached by calling (202)

260–7288.

Dated: May 15, 1998.

Michael B. Cook,

Director, Office of Wastewater Management.

[FR Doc. 98–13787 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6101–6]

Meeting of the Local Government

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This will be the first meeting

of the Local Government Advisory

Committee in 1998 and the first meeting

since the appointment of 23 new

members. The full Committee will

spend time during the first day in

orientation, but will also consider

recommendations put forward by the

Water Conservation Subcommittee and

review and discuss the CommunityBased Environmental Protection

Framework, a draft Agency document.

During the second day, the

subcommittees will meet and develop

their agendas and work plans.

From 11:30–11:45 p.m. on the 11th,

the Committee will hear comments from

the public. Each individual or

organization wishing to address the

Committee will be allowed three

minutes. Please contact the Designated

Federal Officer (DFO) at the number

listed below to schedule agenda time.

Time will be allotted on a first come,

first serve basis.

This is an open meeting and all

interested persons are invited to attend.

Meeting minutes will be available after

the meeting and can be obtained by

written request from the DFO. Members

of the public are requested to call the

DFO at the number listed below if

planning to attend so that arrangements

can be made to comfortably

accommodate attendees as much as

possible. However, seating will be on a

first come, first serve basis.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 8:30

a.m. on Thursday, June 11th and

conclude at 4:00 p.m. on the 12th.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Chicago, Illinois at DePaul University,

located at 333 South State Street, Suite

520.

Requests for Minutes and other

information can be obtained by writing

to 401 M Street, SW (1306), Washington,

DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

DFO for this Committee is Denise

Zabinski Ney. She is the point of contact

for information concerning any

Committee matters and can be reached

by calling (202) 260–0419.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

Denise Zabinski Ney,

Designated Federal Officer, Local Government

Advisory Committee.

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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE

UNITED STATES

Notice of Open Special Meeting of the

Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory

Committee of the Export-Import Bank

of the United States (Export-Import

Bank)

SUMMARY: The Sub-Saharan Africa

Advisory Committee was established by

Public Law 105–121, November 26,

1997, to advise the Board of Directors on

the development and implementaion of

policies and programs designed to

support the expansion of the Bank’s

financial commitments in Sub-Saharan

Africa under the loan, guarantee and

insurance programs of the Bank.

Further, the committee shall make

recommendations on how the Bank can

facilitate greater support by U.S.

commercial banks for trade with SubSaharan Africa.

Time and place: Tuesday, June 9,

1998, at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The

meeting will be held at the ExportImport Bank in room 1143, 811 Vermont

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20571.

Agenda: The meeting will include a

discussion of the development and

implementation of policies and

programs designed to support the

expansion of Ex-Im Bank’s financial

commitments in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The discussion will focus on the

innovative financial structures

necessary to meet the challenges in risktaking posed for Ex-Im in Sub-Saharan

Africa and insights in marketing in the

region.