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District, in the City of Boulder, CO,

Due: August 03, 1998, Contact: Jean

A. Thomas (970) 498–1267.

EIS No. 980252, Final EIS, DOE, ID, WY,

ID, Lower Valley Transmission

Project, Construction of a New 115 kV

Transmission Line from Swan Valley

Substation near Swan Valley, SpecialUse-Permits, Bonneville and Teton

Counties, ID and Teton County, WY,

Due: August 03, 1998, Contact: Nancy

Wittpenn (503) 230–3297.

EIS No. 980253, Draft Supplement,

COE, IL, Chicago Area Confined

Disposal Facility, Updated

Information on Construction and

Operation, Maintenance Dredging

from Chicago River/Harbor, Calumet

River and Harbor, Cook County, IL,

Due: August 17, 1998, Contact: Keith

Ryder (312) 353–6400.

EIS No. 980254, Draft EIS, FHW, RI,

Western Johnston and Cranston,

Improved Highway Access to the

Environmental Management District,

Funding and COE Section 404 Permit,

Providence County, RI, Due: August

17, 1998, Contact: Daniel J. Berman

(401) 528–4541.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 980233, Draft EIS, COE, FL,

Jacksonville Harbor Navigation

Channel Deepening Improvements,

Construction, St. Johns River, Duval

County, FL, Due: August 03, 1998,

Contact: Kenneth Dugger (904) 232–

1686. Published FR—06–19–98—

Correction to Telephone Number for

Contact Person.

EIS No. 980238, Final EIS, BLM, AZ,

Cyprus Miami Mining Leach Facility

Expansion Project, Construction and

Operation, Plan of Operations

Approval and COE Section 404

Permit, Gila County, AZ, Due: July 27,

1998, Contact: Ms. Shela McFarlin

(602) 417–9568. Published FR—06–

26–98—Correction to Title.

Dated: June 29, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 98–17692 Filed 7–1–98; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6119–8]

Proposed Administrative Penalty

Assessment and Opportunity to

Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed assessment

of Clean Water Act class I

administrative penalties and

opportunity to comment.

SUMMARY: EPA is providing notice of a

proposed administrative penalty for

alleged violations of the Clean Water

Act. EPA is also providing notice of

opportunity to comment on the

proposed penalty.

EPA is authorized under section

309(g) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(g), to

assess a civil penalty after providing the

person subject to the penalty notice of

the proposed penalty and the

opportunity for a hearing, and after

providing interested persons public

notice of the proposed penalty and a

reasonable opportunity to comment on

its issuance. Under section 309(g), any

person who discharges a pollutant to a

navigable water in excess of its NPDES

limits, as those terms are defined in

section 502 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1362,

may be assessed a penalty of up to

$27,500 by EPA. Class I proceedings

under section 309(g) are conducted in

accordance with Subpart I of the

proposed ‘‘Consolidated Rules of

Practice Governing The Administrative

Assessment of Civil Penalties, Issuance

of Compliance or Corrective Action

Orders, and the Revocation,

Termination or Suspension of

Permits,’’(‘‘proposed part 22’’), which

has been published in the Federal

Register at 63 FR 9480 (February 25,

1998).

EPA is providing public notice of the

following proposed Class I penalty

proceeding initiated by the Water

Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75

Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA

94105:

In the Matter of Chevron U.S.A.

Production Company, California; Docket

No. CWA-IX-FY98–12, filed June

22,1998; proposed penalty, $9,000, for

exceeding permitted limits during

discharge into the Pacific Ocean on May

16, 1997 from Platform Hidalgo

operated by Chevron U.S.A. Production

Company, 646 County Square Drive,

Ventura, California 93003.

The procedures by which the public

may comment on a proposed Class I

penalty or participate in a Class I

penalty proceeding are set forth in

proposed part 22. The deadline for

submitting public comment on a

proposed Class I penalty is thirty days

after issuance of public notice. The

Regional Administrator of EPA, Region

9 may issue an order upon default if the

respondent in the proceeding fails to file

a response within the time period

specified in proposed part 22.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Persons wishing to receive a copy of

proposed part 22, review the complaint

or other documents filed in these

proceedings, comment upon the

proposed penalty, or participate in any

hearing that may be held, should

contact Danielle Carr, Regional Hearing

Clerk, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75

Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA

94105, (415) 744–1391. Documents filed

as part of the public record in these

proceedings are available for inspection

during business hours at the office of

the Regional Hearing Clerk.

In order to provide opportunity for

public comment, EPA will not take final

action in this proceeding prior to thirty

days after issuance of this document.

Dated: June 22, 1998.

Alexis Strauss,

Acting Director,

Water Division.

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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

REVIEW COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

June 24, 1998.

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Thursday, July

9, 1998.

PLACE: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

Commission shall consider and act

upon the following:

1. Secretary of Labor v. Lafarge

Construction Materials, Docket Nos.

LAKE 95–114–RM, etc. (Issues include

whether the judge correctly determined

that (a) Lafarge committed a violation of

30 C.F.R. § 56.16002(a)(1), (b) the

violation was the result of Lafarge’s

unwarrantable failure, and (c) a foreman

is personally liable under section 110(c)

of the Mine Act.

Any person attending the meeting

who requires special accessibility

features and/or auxiliary aids, such as

sign language interpreters, must inform

the Commission in advance of those

needs. Subject to 29 C.F.R.

§ 2706.150(a)(3) and § 2706.160(d).

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFOR: Jean

Ellen, (202) 653–5629/(202) 708–9300

for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll

free.

Jean H., Ellen,

Chief Docket Clerk.

[FR Doc. 98–17736 Filed 6–29–98; 4:11 pm]

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