34192 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2001 / Notices

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of, and opportunity to

comment on, a background paper that

will be used in the development of

EPA’s Report to the President on the

impact of the Environmental Protection

Agency’s New Source Review (NSR)

program on investment in new utility

and refinery generation capacity, energy

efficiency, and environmental

protection. The National Energy Policy

Development Group, under the

direction of Vice President Richard

Cheney, has directed EPA, in

consultation with the Secretary of

Energy and other relevant agencies, to

review NSR regulations, including

administrative interpretation and

implementation, and prepare this

Report to the President within 90 days.

The Report to the President is scheduled

to be released in August. The

background paper summarizes the data

that EPA has found thus far addressing

the topics that are covered by the NEPD

Group’s recommendation. The

background paper is not a draft of the

Report to the President, but is intended

to facilitate public comment on issues

that may be addressed in that report.

The EPA is now accepting comments

on this background paper and other

information relevant to the NSR Review

and Report to the President. Because the

Report to the President is scheduled to

be completed in August, commenters

are encouraged to submit information as

early as possible.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until

July 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Docket No. A–2001–19

contains the background paper and

additional supporting information that

EPA relied upon in developing the

background paper. Material in the

docket is available for public inspection

and copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Air

and Radiation Docket and Information

Center, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20460, telephone (202) 260–7548,

fax (202) 260–4000. The docket is

available at the above address in Room

M–1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor,

central mall). A reasonable fee may be

charged for copying. The background

paper is also available on the Internet at

the following address: http://

www.epa.gov/air/NSR-review.

Comments and additional information

may be provided in writing to the

address provided above for the Air and

Radiation Docket and Information

Center, or may be faxed to the Docket

at (202) 260–4000. Information may also

be submitted by electronic mail (e-mail)

to: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file to avoid the use of special

characters and encryption problems or

on disks in WordPerfect version 5.1, 6.1

or Corel 9 file format. All comments and

data submitted in any form must note

the docket number: A–2001–19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Michael Ling, Information Transfer and

Program Integration Division (MD–12),

U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina 27711, (919) 541–4729, e-mail:

ling.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its May

2001 report, the energy task force

headed by Vice President Cheney

recommended that ‘‘the Administrator

of the EPA, in consultation with the

Secretary of Energy and other relevant

agencies, review the New Source

Review regulations, including

administrative interpretation and

implementation, and report to the

President within 90 days on the impact

of the regulations on investment in new

utility and refinery generation capacity,

energy efficiency, and environmental

protection.’’

New Source Review is a program that

was first incorporated into the Clean Air

Act in 1977. It requires that a source of

air pollution install the best pollution

control equipment when it is built or

when it makes a major modification that

increases emissions. NSR has been an

important part of EPA’s efforts to protect

air quality. At the same time, it is

widely recognized that the NSR program

is overly complex and burdensome both

for affected companies and for the state

and local agencies that are responsible

for implementing it. For several years,

EPA has been exploring options

designed to simplify the program,

reduce the length of the review process,

and remove any barriers it may pose to

innovation and improved energy

efficiency.

Consistent with the Report, EPA has

undertaken a 90-day review of NSR to

determine if changes should be made to

help the program work more efficiently

while still maintaining environmental

safeguards. In particular, the Agency

will study the impact of NSR

regulations on investment in new utility

and refinery capacity, energy efficiency,

and pollution emissions.

The final report, which is scheduled

to be submitted to the President on

August 17, will summarize NSR data

related to the electricity generating and

petroleum refining industries, and

examine whether NSR, including

enforcement cases filed against those

industries, have had a negative impact

on investments in new capacity. The

report will also include

recommendations on how to improve

NSR and minimize any adverse impacts

on the energy industry.

EPA is conducting this review in

close cooperation and consultation with

the Department of Energy, the

Department of the Interior, the Office of

Management and Budget, the White

House Council on Environmental

Quality, and the National Economic

Council.

In addition to today’s notice of

availability and opportunity to submit

comments on the background paper, the

Agency is taking additional steps to seek

input from the public and from affected

stakeholders. We will hold several

public meetings across the U.S. to

collect information and public views on

NSR. Information about these meetings

will be published separately in the

Federal Register, and will be available

on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/

air/NSR-review. We will also hold

separate meetings with outside

stakeholders, including affected

industries, environmental groups, and

state and local governments.

Dated: June 22, 2001.

Linda Fisher,

Deputy Administrator.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–7002–6]

Motorola 52nd Street Superfund Site

Phoenix, AZ; Proposed Notice of

Administrative Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency

ACTION: Notice; Request for public

comment

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended by the

Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (CERCLA),

42 U.S.C sections 9600 et seq.,notice is

hereby given that a proposed Agreement

and Covenant Not to Sue (Prospective

Purchaser Agreement) associated with

the Motorola 52nd Street Superfund Site

(the Site) was executed by the United

States Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) on June 13,2001. The Prospective

Purchaser Agreement would resolve

certain potential claims of the United

States under sections 106 and 107(a) of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C sections 9606 and

9607(a), and section 7003 of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

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Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. section 6973,

against the City of Phoenix, a municipal

corporation of the State of Arizona

(City). City plans to acquire six (6)

parcels of land comprising 22.1 acres

within Operable Unit 2 (OU2) of the Site

by purchase or condemnation as part of

an expansion plan for Sky Harbor

International Airport in Phoenix. City

plans to use these parcels for aviationrelated purposes, including airfields,

terminals, parking operations, air cargo

operations, car rental operations, airport

administrative functions and aircraft

maintenance operations. City will pay

EPA$100,000, will provide access to

these parcels to EPA if and as necessary

to accomplish cleanup of the Site and

will implement institutional controls on

these properties if and as requested by

EPA.

For thirty (30) calendar days

following the date of publication of this

notice, EPA will receive written

comments relating to the proposed

settlement. If requested prior to the

expiration of this public comment

period, EPA will provide an opportunity

for a public meeting in the affected area.

EPA’s response to any comments

received will be available for public

inspection at the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, California 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The proposed Prospective

Purchaser Agreement and additional

background documents relating to the

settlement are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. A copy

of the proposed settlement may be

obtained from James Collins, Assistant

Regional Counsel (ORC–3), Office of

Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX,

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105. Comments should reference

‘‘City of Phoenix PPA, Motorola 52nd

Street Site’’ and Docket No. 2000–06,

and should be addressed to James

Collins at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Collins, Assistant Regional

Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105; phone: (415) 744–1345; fax: (415)

744–1041; e-mail: collins.jim@epa.gov

Dated: June 15, 2001.

Keith Takata,

Director, Superfund Division, U.S.EPA,

Region IX.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–7002–4]

Notice of Proposed Administrative

Settlement Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9622(i), notice is hereby given of a

proposed administrative settlement

concerning the Shore Refinery site,

Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas with the

parties referenced in the Supplementary

Information portion of this Notice.

The settlement require the settling

parties to perform a removal action, and

make payment of future response costs

to the Hazardous Substances Superfund.

The settling parties were provided

orphan share compensation in the form

of forgiveness of past costs. The

settlement includes a covenant not to

sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607.

For thirty (30) days following the date

of publication of this notice, the Agency

will receive written comments relating

to the settlement. 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.

The Agency’s response to any comments

received will be available for public

inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas, 75202–2733.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement

and additional background information

relating to the settlement are available

for public inspection at 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202–2733. A

copy of the proposed settlement may be

obtained from Carl Bolden, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202–2733 at

(214) 665–6713. Comments should

reference the Shore Refinery Superfund

Site, Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas and

EPA Docket Number 6–01–2000, and

should be addressed to Carl Bolden at

the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Boydston,1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas, 75202–2733 at (214) 665–

7376.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Atlas Processing Company c/o PennzoilQuaker State Company

LaGloria Oil and Gas Company c/o

Crown Central Petroleum

Texaco Inc.

Eastman Chemical Company

ExxonMobil Chemical Company

Dated: June 13, 2001.

Jerry Clifford,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–50040A; FRL–6784–6]

Correction to Chemical Nomenclature

for Monomer Acid and Derivatives for

TSCA Inventory Purpose

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An August 2, 1985 letter from

EPA erroneously equated monomer acid

and its derivatives with Tall Oil Fatty

Acid (TOFA) and its corresponding

derivatives for Toxic Substances Control

Act (TSCA) Inventory purposes when,

in fact, they are chemically distinct. As

a result, many manufacturers of

monomer acid derivatives have not

submitted Premanufacture Notices

(PMNs) under TSCA section 5, because

the letter incorrectly indicated that

monomer acid derivatives were covered

by TOFA derivatives already on the

Inventory. This notice implements a

correction to the 1985 letter on

nomenclature of monomer acid and

derivatives. With this correction,

monomer acid derivatives that are not

on the Inventory will be considered new

chemical substances under section 5 of

TSCA. Manufacturers of monomer acid

derivatives not on the Inventory have 1

year to complete the PMN process to

comply with this nomenclature

correction. Today’s nomenclature

correction finalizes the Federal Register

notice of October 31, 2000.

DATES: This action will become effective

June 27, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I.C. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number