Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 110 /Tuesday, June 9, 1998 / Notices 31465

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

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the 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. Comments and data will

also be accepted on disks in

WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket number [OPP–181064].

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

California Environmental Protection

Agency, Department of Pesticide

Regulation.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Emergency exemptions.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–15326 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6109–3]

Proposed Agreement Pursuant to

Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA for the

Allied Paper/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo

River Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmenatl Protection

Agency (‘‘EPA’’).

ACTION: Notice; Request for public

comment on proposed CERCLA

122(h)(1) agreement for the Bryant Mill

Pond Area of the Allied Paper/Portage

Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. as

amended by the Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act

of 1986, Pub. L. 99–499 (‘‘CERCLA’’),

and section 7003(d) of the Resources

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973(d),

notification is hereby given that a

proposed agreement pursuant to section

122(h)(1) of CERCLA concerning the

Bryant Mill Pond Area of the Allied

Paper/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River

Superfund Site (‘‘the Site’’), located in

Kalamazoo and Allegan Counties,

Michigan, has been executed by

Millennium Holdings, Inc. (‘‘MHI’’) and

the Director, Superfund Division, of

Region 5, EPA. The proposed

Agreement has been approved by the

Assistant Attorney General for the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division of the U.S. Department of

Justice.

Pursuant to the terms of the proposed

agreement, MHI will pay $7.5 million to

the Hazardous Substances Superfund,

and such sums will be used by the

Agency to conduct a time-critical

removal action at the Bryant Mill Pond

Area. EPA intends to excavate and/or

dredge approximately 85,000 cubic

yards of wastes contaminated with

polychlorinated biphenyls (‘‘PCBs’’)

from the Bryant Mill Pond Area, and

thereby mitigate the imminent and

substantial endangerment to human

health or the environment present or

threatened by such wastes. The

proposed agreement resolves the claims

of EPA against MHI under sections 106

and 107(a) of CERCLA and section 7003

of RCRA relating to the Bryant Mill

Pond Area and the removal action.

For thirty days following the date of

publication of this notice, the Agency

will receive written comments relating

to the settlement or requests for a public

meeting in the affected area. The

Agency will consider all comments

received and may modify or withdraw

its consent to the settlement if

comments received disclose facts or

considerations which indicate that the

settlement is inappropriate, improper or

inadequate.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

agreement or requests for a public

meeting in the affected area must be

received by EPA on or before July 9,

1998. Please contact Eileen Furey at

(312) 353–6124 or Brad Stimple at (312)

886–0406 with regard to any comments

or requests.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the proposed

agreement is available for review at

EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Please contact Eileen L. Furey at (312)

353–6124, prior to visiting the Region 5

office.

Written comments on the proposed

Agreement should be addressed to

Eileen L. Furey, Associate Regional

Counsel, EPA, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard (Mail Code C–14J),

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eileen L. Furey, Associate Regional

Counsel, or Brad Stimple, On-Scene

Coordinator, at the address and phone

numbers specified above.

William E. Muno,

Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.

[FR Doc. 98–15322 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6109–2]

Extension of the Public Comment

Period on the Draft General NPDES

Permit for Aquaculture Facilities and

on-site Fish Processing Facilities in

Idaho (General NPDES Permit ID–G13–

0000)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of the 30-day extension

of the public comment period for a

general permit.

SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Water,

EPA Region 10, is extending the period

for public comment on the proposed

general National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) permit

number ID–G13–0000 for aquaculture

facilities and associated, on-site fish

processing facilities operating in Idaho,

pursuant to the provisions of the Clean

Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. This

extension of thirty (30) days will be

until July 10, 1998. The date this

document originally appeared in the

Federal Register was April 10, 1998.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be

sent to: Environmental Protection

Agency Region 10, Idaho Office, 1435

North Orchard Street, Boise, Idaho

83706, Attn: Carla Fromm.

A copy of the permit and fact sheet

can be obtained at this office, or

Idaho Division of Environmental

Quality, 1410 N Hilton, Boise, Idaho

83706;

IDHW–DEQ Twin Falls Regional Office,

601 Pole Line Road, Suite 2, Twin

Falls, Idaho 83301;

IDHW–DEQ Boise Regional Office, 1445

N. Orchard, Boise, Idaho 83706–2239;

IDHW–DEQ Pocatello Regional Office,

224 S. Arthur, Pocatello, Idaho 83204;

IDHW–DEQ Lewiston Regional Office,

1118 F St., Lewiston, Idaho 83501;

IDHW–DEQ Coeur d’Alene Regional

Office, 2110 Ironwood Pkwy, Coeur

d’Alene, Idaho 83814; and
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IDHW–DEQ Idaho Falls Regional Office,

900 N. Skyline, Idaho Falls, Idaho

83402.

Copies of the draft general NPDES

permit and supporting fact sheet will

continue to be available from the EPA

Region 10 Public Environmental

Resource Center at 1–800–424–4EPA

(4372). Both can be downloaded from

the Internet website of EPA Region 10’s

Office of Water—‘‘Public Notices’’ at

www.epa.gov/r10earth/offices/water/

ow.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

complete administrative record for the

draft general NPDES permit is available

for public review. Contact Carla Fromm,

EPA Region 10, Idaho Office, 1435

North Orchard Street, Boise, Idaho

83706; (208) 378–5755;

fromm.carla@epamail.EPA.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested

persons may submit written comments

on the draft general NPDES permit

within the extended public comment

period to the attention of Carla Fromm

at the address and telephone number

above. All comments should include the

name, address, and telephone number of

the commenter and a concise statement

of comment on the permit condition(s)

and the relevant facts upon which the

comment is based. Comments of either

support or concern which are directed

at specific, cited permit requirements

are appreciated. Comments must be

submitted to EPA on or before the

expiration date of the public notice.

After the expiration date on the public

notice, the Director, Office of Water,

EPA Region 10, will make a final

determination with respect to issuance

of the general permit. The tentative

requirements contained in the draft

general permit will become final

conditions if no substantive comments

are received during the public comment

period. The permit is expected to

become effective by the end of

September 1998.

Persons wishing to comment on the

State Certification that the general

NPDES permit protects Idaho Water

Quality Standards should submit

written comments within the extended

public comment period to the State of

Idaho, IDHW-Division of Environmental

Quality, 601 Pole Line Road, Suite 2,

Twin Falls, Idaho 83301–3035, Attn:

Mike McMasters, (telephone: 208–736–

2190).

Dated: June 2, 1998.

Philip G. Millam,

Director, Office of Water.

[FR Doc. 98–15321 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Farm Credit Administration Board;

Regular Meeting

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,

pursuant to the Government in the

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of

the forthcoming regular meeting of the

Farm Credit Administration Board

(Board).

DATES AND TIME: The regular meeting of

the Board will be held at the offices of

the Farm Credit Administration in

McLean, Virginia, on June 11, 1998,

from 1:00 p.m. until such time as the

Board concludes its business.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Floyd Fithian, Secretary to the Farm

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4025, TDD (703) 883–4444.

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of

this meeting of the Board will be open

to the public (limited space available),

and parts of this meeting will be closed

to the public. In order to increase the

accessibility to Board meetings, persons

requiring assistance should make

arrangements in advance. The matters to

be considered at the meeting are:

Open Session

A. Approval of Minutes

B. Report

—Farm Credit System Building

Association Quarterly Report

C. New Business

Regulation

—Other Financing Institutions [12

CFR Part 614] (Final Rule)

*Closed Session

D. Reports

1. OSMO Report

2. OGC Litigation Report

*Session Closed—Exempt pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(8), (9) and (10).

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Floyd Fithian,

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.

[FR Doc. 98–15413 Filed 6–5–98; 11:30 am]

BILLING CODE 6705–01–M

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Open Commission Meeting Scheduled

for June 9, 1998, Cancelled; Sunshine

Act Meeting

June 4, 1998.

The Federal Communications

Commission has cancelled the Open

Meeting on the subjects listed below,

previously scheduled for Tuesday, June

9, at 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C.

Item No. Bureau Subject

1 ............... COMMON CARRIER TITLE: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96–45); and Access Charge Reform (CC Docket No. 96–262).

SUMMARY: The Commission will consider action concerning proposal to ensure the accuracy and completeness of billing disclosures made by telecommunications carriers.

2 ............... COMMON CARRIER TITLE: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96–45).

SUMMARY: The Commission will consider action concerning the collection levels for the schools and libraries and rural health care universal service support mechanism for the third and fourth quarters of

1998.

3 ............... COMMON CARRIER TITLE: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96–45); Access Charge Reform

(CC Docket No. 96–262); and Petition of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Pacific Bell, and Nevada Bell for Waiver of Sections 61.44–45 of the Commission’s Rules (CCB/CPD 98–19).

SUMMARY: The Commission will consider action concerning issues related to local exchange carrier recovery of universal service contribution obligations.