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category of respondent, for an estimated

50,955 respondents making one or more

submissions of information annually.

These estimates include the time

needed to review instructions; develop,

acquire, install and utilize technology

and systems for the purposes of

collecting, validating and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information. No person is

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

The OMB control numbers for these

regulations are displayed in 40 CFR Part

9.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Entities potentially affected by this

action are persons who own or operate

equipment containing PCBs or who own

or operate PCB storage and disposal

facilities.

Estimated No. of Respondents:

50,995.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 175,453 hours.

Frequency of Collection: Annually

and/or on occasion, depending upon the

specific reporting or recordkeeping

requirement involved.

Changes in Burden Estimates

There is a minor decrease (from

175,648 hours to 175,453 hours) in the

total estimated respondent burden as

compared with that identified in the

information collection request most

recently approved by OMB. This

reduction reflects EPA’s experience

with the reporting requirements

associated with this information

collection over the last three years,

specifically decreases in the annual

number of notifications of PCB activity

and in the number of third-party

notifications.

According to the procedures

prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has

submitted this ICR to OMB for review

and approval. Any comments related to

the renewal of this ICR should be

submitted within 30 days of this notice,

as described above.

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Richard T. Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information

Division.

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AGENCY

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Toxic Chemicals; Asbestos Abatement

Worker Protection; Submission of ICR

No. 1246.06 to OMB; Agency

Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

entitled: Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for Asbestos Abatement

Worker Protection [EPA ICR No.

1246.06; OMB Control No. 2070–0072]

has been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval pursuant to the

OMB procedures in 5 CFR 1320.12. The

ICR, which is abstracted below,

describes the nature of the information

collection and its estimated cost and

burden.

The Agency is requesting that OMB

renew for 3 years the existing approval

for this ICR, which is scheduled to

expire on August 31, 1998. A Federal

Register notice announcing the

Agency’s intent to seek the renewal of

this ICR and the 60-day public comment

opportunity, requesting comments on

the request and the contents of the ICR,

was issued on May 21, 1998 (63 FR

27952). EPA did not receive any

comments on this ICR during the

comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be

submitted on or before September 3,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by

phone on (202) 260–2740, by e-mail:

‘‘farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,’’ or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No. 1246.06.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No. 1246.06 and OMB Control

No. 2070–0072, to the following

addresses:

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Regulatory

Information Division (Mailcode:

2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20460.

And to:

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk

Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Review Requested: This is a request to

renew a currently approved information

collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1246.06;

OMB Control No. 2070–0072.

Current Expiration Date: Current

OMB approval expires on August 31,

1998.

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for Asbestos Abatement

Worker Protection.

Abstract: EPA’s asbestos worker

protection rule (40 CFR 763 subpart G)

is designed to provide occupational

exposure protection to state and local

government employees who are engaged

in asbestos abatement activities in states

that do not have state plans approved by

the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA). The rule

provides protection for public

employees not covered by the OSHA

standard from the adverse health effects

associated with occupational exposure

to asbestos.

This rule requires state and local

governments to monitor employee

exposure to asbestos, take action to

reduce exposure, to monitor employee

health, train employees about asbestos

hazards, and provide employees with

information about exposures to asbestos

and the associated health effects. The

rule also requires state and local

governments to notify EPA before

commencing any asbestos abatement

project. State and local governments

must maintain medical surveillance and

monitoring records and training records

on their employees, must establish a set

of written procedures for respirator

programs and must maintain procedures

and records of respirator fit tests. EPA

will use the information to monitor

compliance with the asbestos worker

protection rule. Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR

part 763, subpart G). Respondents may

claim all or part of a notice confidential.

EPA will disclose information that is

covered by a claim of confidentiality

only to the extent permitted by, and in

accordance with, the procedures in

TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2. Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average

approximately 22.7 hour per response

for an estimated 2,080 respondents

making one or more submissions of

information. These estimates include

the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating and verifying

information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing

and providing information; adjust the
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existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able

to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information. No person is

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

The OMB control numbers for these

regulations are displayed in 40 CFR Part

9.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Entities potentially affected by this

action are state and local governments

without OSHA-approved state plans

that have employees engaged in asbestos

abatement activities.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 2,080.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 47,133 hours.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Changes in Burden Estimates

There is no change in the total

estimated respondent burden as

compared with that identified in the

information collection request most

recently approved by OMB.

According to the procedures

prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has

submitted this ICR to OMB for review

and approval. Any comments related to

the renewal of this ICR should be

submitted within 30 days of this notice,

as described above.

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Richard T. Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information

Division.

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Performance Evaluation Reports for

Fiscal Year 1997; Section 105 Grants;

Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of grantee

performance evaluation reports.

SUMMARY: The EPA’s grant regulations

(40 CFR 35.150) require the Agency to

conduct yearly performance evaluations

on the progress of the approved State/

EPA Agreements. The EPA’s regulations

(40 CFR 56.7) require that the Agency

make available to the public the

evaluation reports. The EPA has

conducted evaluations on the Missouri

Department of Natural Resources,

Nebraska Department of Environmental

Quality, Iowa Department of Natural

Resources, and Kansas Department of

Health and Environment. These

evaluations were conducted to assess

the agencies’ performance under the

grants made to them by the EPA

pursuant to section 105 of the Clean Air

Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the evaluation

reports are available for public

inspection at the EPA’s Region VII Air,

RCRA, and Toxics Division; 726

Minnesota Avenue; Kansas City, Kansas

66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne G. Leidwanger at (913) 551–

7607.

Dated: July 20, 1998.

Dennis Grams,

Regional Administrator.

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Proposed Settlement Under Section

122(h) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed

administrative settlement and

opportunity for public comment.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is proposing to enter into an

administrative settlement with

Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.

(CLTL). According to the proposed

administrative settlement, CLTL will

reimburse EPA for costs EPA has

incurred with respect to Operable Unit

Two and Operable Unit Three at the

Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.,

Superfund Site (Site), located in Logan

Township, Gloucester County, New

Jersey. By entering into the proposed

administrative settlement and paying

the costs therein, CLTL resolves any

claim that EPA may have against CLTL

for those costs under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response and Liability Act of 1980

(CERCLA), as amended. This document

is being published to inform the public

of the proposed administrative

settlement and to provide the public

with an opportunity to comment on the

proposed administrative settlement.

DATES: Comments must be proved on or

before September 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Regional

Counsel, 290 Broadway—17th Floor,

New York, NY 10007 and should refer

to: In the Matter of the Chemical

Leaman Tank Lines, Inc., Superfund

Site: CLTL, U.S. EPA Index No. II

CERCLA–98–0113.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Regional Counsel, 290

Broadway—17th Floor, New York, NY

10007, Attention: Juan Fajardo, Esq.

(212) 637–3132.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with section 122(i)(1) of

CERCLA, notice is hereby given of a

proposed administrative settlement

concerning the Chemical Leaman Tank

Lines, Inc., Superfund Site (Site),

located in Logan Township, Gloucester

County, New Jersey. Section 122(h) of

CERCLA provides EPA with the

authority to enter into the proposed

administrative settlement.

Pursuant to the proposed

administrative settlement, CLTL will

pay a total of $1,717,377.02, plus

interest until the date of payment, to the

EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund

account as reimbursement of costs

incurred by EPA in connection with

Operable Unit Two and Operable Unit

Three at the Site. EPA is not

compromising any of its costs in this

proposed administrative settlement.

A copy of the proposed administrative

settlement may be obtained in person or

by mail from EPA’s Region II Office of

Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway—17th

Floor, New York, NY 10007.

Dated: July 24, 1998.

Jeanne M. Fox,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–20778 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

July 27, 1998.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commissions, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. An agency