34872 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 1998 / Notices

The Environmental Information and

Public Access Committee (EIPAC) will

discuss issues relating to the newly

created Center for Environmental and

Information Statistics; workgroups will

discuss data quality, public access and

use, and intergovernmental relations

needed for the Center.

The Environmental Capital Markets

Committee (ECM) will provide

stakeholder inputs on the potential

utility of using Environmental

Management Systems as an investment

service. The ultimate goal of the

committee is to identify concrete actions

EPA can take, on its own or in

cooperation with other Federal and

State agencies, to help the financial

services industry incorporate

environmental information into its

decision-making process.

These meetings are being held to

provide the EPA with perspectives from

representatives of state, local, and tribal

governments, environmental, business,

and financial organizations, academia,

industry, and NGOs.

DATES: The RCC and EIPAC will hold a

two-day public meeting at the Embassy

Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20037, on Tuesday,

July 7, and Wednesday, July 8, 1998

from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

The ECM will hold a one-day public

meeting at the same location on

Wednesday, July 8, 1998 from 8:00 am

to 5:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: Materials or written

comments may be transmitted to the

committees through Gwendolyn Whitt,

Designated Federal Officer, NACEPT,

U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative

Environmental Management (1601F),

401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

20460. There will also be an

opportunity for the public to make

comments directly to the committees

during the first day of the meetings.

Requests to make public comments

must be submitted no later than June 30,

1998 to Gwendolyn Whitt, at the

address above or faxed to (202) 260–

6882.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gwendolyn Whitt, Designated Federal

Officer, NACEPT, at (202) 260–9484.

Dated: June 16, 1998.

Gwendolyn Whitt,

Designated Federal Officer.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6117–7]

National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology,

Title VI Implementation Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463), the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) now gives notification of

a meeting of the Title VI

Implementation Advisory Committee of

the National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology

(NACEPT).

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

prohibits recipients of federal financial

assistance from discriminating on the

basis of race, color, or national origin in

their programs or activities.

The purpose of the Title VI

Implementation Advisory Committee is

to advise the Administrator and Deputy

Administrator of EPA on techniques

that may be used by EPA funding

recipients to operate environmental

permitting programs in compliance with

Title VI. The Title VI Implementation

Advisory Committee is one of several

standing committees of NACEPT.

The Committee consists of 23

independent representatives drawn

from among state and local

governments, industry, the academic

community, tribal and indigenous

interests, and grassroots environmental

and other non-governmental

organizations.

DATES: The Committee will meet on July

27, 1998 from 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and

July 28, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The public comment session will be

held on July 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30

p.m.

Members of the public who wish to

make brief oral presentations should

contact Jannell Young at (202) 260–1888

by July 21, 1998 to reserve time during

the public comment session. The

Committee is particularly interested in

receiving public comments on how a

state permitting agency can effectively

identify and address Title VI concerns

early in the permitting process.

Individuals or groups making

presentations will be limited to a total

time of five minutes. Those who have

not reserved time in advance may make

comments during the public comment

session as time allows.

ADDRESSES: The Penn Tower Hotel,

Civic Center Boulevard at 34th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The

meeting is open to the public. However,

seating will be limited and available on

a first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Gregory Kenyon, Designated Federal

Officer, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative

Environmental Management, telephone

(202) 260–8169.

Dated: June 24, 1998.

Gregory Kenyon,

Designated Federal Officer, NACEPT Title VI

Implementation Advisory Committee.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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Proposed 42 U.S.C. Section 122(b) De

Minimis Settlement; MIG/DeWane

Landfill, Belvidere, IL

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed section 122(g) de

minimis settlement.

SUMMARY: This document is provided

pursuant to section 122(i) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq. and section 7003(d)

of the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6901–

6992k. U.S. EPA proposes settlement of

a claim under Section 122(g) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq. with Gunite

Corporation for past costs and costs that

will be incurred during removal and

remedial activities at the MIG/DeWane

Landfill Site in Belvidere, Illinois.

Respondent Gunite Corporation, a de

minimis potentially responsible party,

has agreed to pay a total of $30,476.00.

The money will be used to reimburse

the U.S. EPA for past costs and

oversight costs that will be incurred

during actions taken at the site. The

proposed action is being taken to settle

all liability related to the MIG/DeWane

Landfill Site for this Respondent under

sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA and

section 7003 of RCRA.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

settlement must be submitted to U.S.

EPA on or before July 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed

settlement should be addressed to Diana

Embil, (C–14J), Assistant Regional

Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 77 West Boulevard, Chicago,
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Illinois 60604–3590, (312) 886–7889.

Comments should refer to: In the Matter

of: MIG/DeWane Landfill

Administrative Order on Consent.

Please submit an original and three

copies of any comments, if possible.

A copy of the proposed settlement is

available at the following address for

review: U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region V, Office of Superfund,

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590. Please telephone

Diana Embil, at (312) 886–7889, before

visiting the Region V Office.

PUBLIC MEETING: A public meeting in the

affected area may be held upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diana Embil, (C–14J), Assistant Regional

Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 77 West Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590, (312) 886–7889.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: From 1969

to 1988, the MIG/DeWane Landfill

received industrial and solid wastes,

some of which contained hazardous

substances. On August 30, 1990, U.S.

EPA placed the Landfill on the National

Priorities List. On March 29, 1991, U.S.

EPA issued an administrative consent

order concerning various responsible

parties for a removal action at the Site.

On May 15, 1995, U.S. EPA reached a

de minimis settlement with other

responsible parties. Gunite Corporation

was not a signatory to either agreement.

Gunite Corporation is a potentially

responsible party that may have

arranged for the disposal of hazardous

substances at the MIG/DeWane Landfill

Site. Gunite Corporation’s share of the

waste delivered to the site is believed

not to exceed 0.05% of the total waste

delivered to the site.

Pursuant to section 122(i) of CERCLA,

the 30-day period for comments on the

proposed settlement with this

Respondent begins on the date of

publication of today’s notice.

William E. Muno,

Director, Superfund Division.

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ENVRIONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6117–1]

Characterization of Municipal Solid

Waste in the United States: 1997

Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In recent years, community

officials and the general public have

increased their attention to the waste

generated by households, institutions,

and commercial businesses. They have

used information about municipal solid

waste (MSW) to plan for programs to

reduce and recycle this waste and to

properly dispose of the remainder. The

‘‘Characterization of Municipal Solid

Waste in the United States’’ report was

first prepared by EPA in 1986 in order

to determine the amounts of waste

generated, recovered, and discarded in

the nation, and to project amounts of

waste which will be managed in the

future. The report has been updated six

times since its initial publication in

1986. Planners nation-wide use this

special study to estimate the amount

and types of MSW that may be

generated in their communities, and

thus are able to plan more effectively for

the management of the wastes

generated, recovered, and/or discarded.

The Characterization of Municipal

Solid Waste in the United States: 1997

Update report is now available. The

1997 Update is similar to the 1996

Update, but it contains updated

information on the types and amounts

of municipal solid waste generated,

recovered, and discarded in the United

States through 1996. Some new

informational categories are also

included in the 1997 Update. These

include an expanded discussion of the

markets for recovered recyclable

materials.

Finally, due to sustained interest in

tracking national generation, recovery,

and discard rates for MSW, EPA plans

to continue providing annual updates of

this Report as a service to its

stakeholders from State and local

governments, industry, environmental

groups, and the public.

DATES: June 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A paper copy of Characterization of

Municipal Solid Waste in the United

States: 1997 Update (EPA Publication

Number EPA530–98–R–007) or the

Report’s Executive Summary (EPA

Publication Number EPA530–S–98–007)

may be obtained by calling the RCRA

Hotline at 1–800–424–9346. The Report

is also available in electronic format on

the Internet System through the EPA

Public Access Server at www.epa.gov.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,

Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6114–7]

Massachusetts Marine Sanitation

Device Standard; Receipt of Petition

Notice is hereby given that a petition

has been received from the State of

Massachusetts requesting a

determination of the Regional

Administrator, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, pursuant to section

312(f)(3) of Public Law 92–500 as

amended by Public Law 95–217 and

Public Law 100–4, that adequate

facilities for the safe and sanitary

removal and treatment of sewage from

all vessels are reasonably available for

the coastal regions of the town of

Harwich, State of Massachusetts, to

qualify as a ‘‘No Discharge Area’’ (NDA).

The areas covered under this petition

include the major harbors and

contiguous beaches between and

including Allen , Wychmere and

Saquatucket harbors and to the Herring

River. The latitudes and longitude

defining the boundaries are Town line

of Dennis 70°07′03′′, 41°39′16′′, Herring

River 70°06′33′′, 41°40′08′′, Allens

Harbor 70°05′22′′, 41°40′04′′, Wychmere

Harbor 70°03′56′′, 41°40′04′′,

Saquatucket Harbor 70°03′31′′,

41°40′09′′, Town line of Chatham

70°02′17′′, 41°39′58′′, and the water

boundaries are 70°02′55′′, 41°39′52′′,—

70°04′38′′, 41°39′46′′,—70°06′00′′,

41°39′35′′.

The State of Massachusetts has

certified that there are two facilities to

service the town of Harwich. A

stationary shore side pump-out facility

at the Saquatucket Municipal Marina

has a 60 gallon per cycle capacity with

discharge to a 2,500 gallon tight tank.

This facility provides access for vessels

with 6 feet draft at mean low water. This

facility is available daily from May 1st

through November 15th, weather

permitting and open during daylight

hours. Harbormaster personnel will be

available to demonstrate the self-service

system Tuesday through Sunday, from 9

a.m, to 3 p.m. The Harwich

Harbormaster’s office number is (508)

430–7532. The second facility is a

pump-out boat typically docked at

Saquatucket Municipal Marina, unless

the private marinas request it for a short

period of time. This pump-out boat will

come to individual boats by

appointment, which can be made by

calling the Harwich Harbormaster on

channel VHF 68 or calling the office at

(508) 430–7532. The pump-out boat will

be available May 1st through November

15th , and service is normally available