Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 137 / Friday, July 17, 1998 / Notices 38643

Dated: July 13, 1998.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 98–19138 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–5493–8]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared June 29, 1998 Through July 2,

1998 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 10, 1998 (63 FR

17856).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–AFS–J65283–CO Rating

EC2, North Fork Salvage Timber

Analysis Area, Implementation,

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,

Routt County, CO.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns and requested

additional information related to

increased sediment potential, large

woody debris mitigation and road

closure methodology.

ERP No. D–AFS–J65284–MT Rating

EC2, Patty-Piper Access Road Project,

Implementation, To Grant Plum Creek

Authorization to Occupy and Use Land

in National Forest System, Flathead

National Forest, Swan Lake Ranger

District, Lake County, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns about potential

effects to water quality, fisheries

(including bull trout), and the

threatened grizzly bear believes

additional information is needed to

fully assess and mitigate all potential

impacts of the management actions.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–E65024–KY, Daniel

Boone National Forest Off-Highway

Vehicle (OHV) Management Policy,

Modification, Several Counties, KY.

Summary: EPA’s review found that

the preferred alternative was acceptable

and provided for off-road vehicle use,

while protecting valuable forest

resources and other form of recreation.

ERP No. F–AFS–J65250–CO, Routt

National Forest Land and Resource

Management Plan, Implementation,

Grand, Routt, Rio Blanco, Jackson,

Moffat and Garfield Counties, CO.

Summary: EPA continues to express

concerns that range reform (RA–1995)

analysis not included in the final EIS.

ERP No. F–AFS–J65278–CO, South

Quartzite Timber Sale, Timber

Harvesting and Road Construction,

White River National Forest, Rifle

Ranger District, Grizzly Creek Rare II

Area, Garfield County, CO.

Summary: EPA expressed lack of

objections.

ERP No. F–BLM–J67026–MT, Golden

Sunlight Mine Expansion,

Implementation of Amendment 008 to

Operating Permit No. 0065, COE Section

404 Permit, Whitehall, Jefferson County

MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding the

change in plans to avoid requiring

installation of trench drains and shallow

wells to capture contaminated seepage

from waste rock piles until water quality

monitoring demonstrated ground water

contamination. EPA also expressed

concerns regarding the large proposed

ground water mixing zone, and assuring

financial capability for implementing

necessary perpetual water management

and treatment, environmental

monitoring, mitigation, and reclamation

measures and believes additional

information is needed to fully assess

and mitigate all potential impacts of the

management actions.

ERP No. F–ICC–A53053–00, Conrail

Acquisition (Finance Docket No. 33388)

by CSX Corporation and CSX

Transportation Inc., and Norfolk

Southern Corporation and Norfolk

Southern Railway Company (NS),

Control and Operating Leases and

Agreements, To serve portion of eastern

United States.

Summary: EPA continued to express

concerns with the analyses performed

for noise and environmental justice, and

addressed the applicability of the Clean

Air Act general conformity rules.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 98–19121 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed July 6, 1998 Through July 10, 1998

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 980259, Draft Supplement,

NOA, Comprehensive Amendment

Addressing Essential Fish Habitat in

Fishery Management Plans for the

South Atlantic Region for Shrimp,

Red Drum, Coral, Coral Reefs and

Live/Hard Bottom Habitat, Spiny

Lobster, Snapper-Grouper, Coastal

Migratory Pelagics and Golden Crab,

South Atlantic Region, Due: August

24, 1998. Contact: Andrew J.

Kemmerer (813) 570–5301.

The NOA for the above DSEIS should

have appeared in the 7/10/98 Federal

Register. The 45-day Comment Period is

Calculated from 7/10/98.

EIS No. 980260, Regulatory Draft EIS,

NOA, Calico Scallop Fishery and

Sargassum Habitat Fishery, Fishery

Management Plans Establishment and

Implementation, South Atlantic

Region, Due: August 24, 1998.

Contact: Andrew J. Kemmerer (813)

570–5305.

The above NOA should have

appeared in the 7/10/98 Federal

Register. The 45-day Comment Period is

calculated from 07/10/98.

EIS No. 980261, Final EIS, AFS, MT,

Beaver Creek Ecosystem Management

Project and Associate Timber Sale,

Implementation, Little and Big Beaver

Creek Drainage, Kootenai National

Forest, Cabinet Ranger District,

Sanders County, MT, Due: August 17,

1998. Contact: John Gubel (406) 827–

3533.

EIS No. 980262, Draft EIS, FHW, WA,

WA–16/Union Avenue Vicinity to

WA–302 Vicinity of Tacoma

Improvements, Construction,

Funding, Coast Guard Permit, COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, Pierce

County, WA, Due: August 31, 1998.

Contact: James Leonard (360) 753–

9408.

EIS No. 980263, Final EIS, AFS, CO,

Sheep Flats Diversity Unit, Timber

Sales and Related Road Construction,

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and

Gunnison National Forests, Collbran

Ranger District, Mesa County, CO,

Due: August 17, 1998. Contact: Pam

Bode (970) 641–0471.
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EIS No. 980264, Draft EIS, NOA, FL,

Guana, Tolomato, Matanizas, Site

Designation, National Estuarine

Research Reserve, Management Plan,

City of Jacksonville, St. Johns and

Flagler Counties, FL, Due: August 31,

1998. Contact: Stephanie Thornton

(301) 713–3125.

EIS No. 980265, Draft EIS, AFS, VT,

Mount Snow/Haystack Resort,

Expansion of Snowmaking Coverage

and Development of Alternative

Water Supplies, Special-Use-Permit

and COE Section 404 Permit, Green

Mountain National Forest,

Manchester Ranger District, Windham

County, VT, Due: August 31, 1998.

Contact: Nancy Burt (802) 747–6742.

EIS No. 980266, Draft EIS, UAF, NM,

University of New Mexico (UNM),

Construction of the Enchanted Skies

Park and Observatory on Horace Mesa

near Grants, Cibola County, NM, Due:

August 31, 1998. Contact: Julia

Cantrell (210) 536–3515.

EIS No. 980268, Draft Supplement, AFS,

AZ, Grand Canyon/Tusayan Growth

Area Improvements, Updated

Information on three New

Alternatives, General Management

Plan (GMP), Special-Use-Permit, Land

Exchange Options, Approval and

Licenses Issuance, Coconino County,

AZ, Due: September 02, 1998.

Contact: R. Dennis Lund (520) 635–

8200.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 98–19120 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

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BASF Corporation; Pesticide

Tolerance Petition Filing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of a certain

pesticide chemical in or on various food

commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–820, must be

received on or before August 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Information and Records

Integrity Branch, Public Information and

Services Divison (7502C), Office of

Pesticides Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person bring

comments to: Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by following

the instructions under

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’

No confidential business information

should be submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. 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. 119 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth

Edwards, Insecticide Branch,

Registration Division (7505C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location,

telephone number, and e-mail address:

Rm. 206, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202,

(703) 305–5400; e-mail:

edwards.beth@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received a pesticide petition as follows

proposing the establishment and/or

amendment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemical in or on

various food commodities under section

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.

EPA has determined that this 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.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–820]

(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

record is located 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. Comment and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII

file format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number (PF–820) and

appropriate petition number. Electronic

comments on this notice may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agricultural commodities, Feed

additives, Food additives, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: July 13, 1998.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

Summary of Petition

The petitioner summary of the

pesticide petition is printed below as

required by section 408(d)(3) of the

FFDCA. The summary of the petition

was prepared by the petitioner and

represents the views of the petitioner.

EPA is publishing the petition summary

verbatim without editing them in any

way. 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.

BASF Corporation

PP 4E4411

EPA has received a pesticide petition

(PP 4E4411) from BASF Corporation,

Agricultural Products, P.O. Box 13528,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

proposing pursuant to section 408(d) of

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

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

180.448 by establishing a tolerance for

residues of hexythiazox [trans-5-(4-

chlorophenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-

oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide] and its

metabolites containing the (4-

chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-