53358 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Matthew Hale, 

Director, Office of Solid Waste. 

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Proposed Settlement Agreement, 

Clean Air Act Citizen Suit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement 

Agreement; Request for Public Comment 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended 

(‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is 

hereby given of a proposed partial 

settlement agreement, to address a 

lawsuit filed by Environmental Defense, 

the Natural Resources Defense Council, 

the Sierra Club and Transportation 

Solutions Defense and Education Fund 

(collectively ‘‘Plaintiffs’’): 

Environmenatl Defense, et al. v. EPA, et 

al., No. 04–1291 (D.C. Cir.). On August 

30, 2004, Plaintiffs filed a complaint 

challenging EPA’s amendments to rules 

on determining conformity of federal 

transportation actions to State 

Implementation Plans (SIPs), issued 

under section 176(c) of the Act. 

Petitioners challenged several aspects of 

EPA’s recent amendments to the 

transportation conformity rules 

addressing the new 8-hour ozone and 

P.M. 2.5 National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards. (69 FR 40,004, July 1, 2004). 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed settlement agreement must be 

received by October 11, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket ID number OGC–

2005–0005, online at http:// 

www.epa.gov/edocket (EPA’s preferred 

method); by e-mail to 

oei.docket@epa.gov; mailed to EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by 

hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket 

Center, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 

Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, 

DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, excludign legal 

holidays. Comments on a disk or CD–

ROM should be formatted in 

Wordperfect or ASCII file, avoiding the 

use of special characters and any form 

of encryption, and may be mailed to the 

mailing address above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Schneeberg, Air and Radiation Law 

Office (2344A), Office of General 

Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 

(202) 564–5592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the 

Proposed Settlement 

EPA has agreed to take final action on 

further amendments to the 

transportation conformity rules to 

address requirements relating to PM 2.5 

hotspots. EPA had indicated in the July 

2004 final rule that the agency believed 

transportation conformity provisions 

relating to PM 2.5 hotspot air quality 

analyses would be appropriate, but the 

agency was not in a position to 

promulgate final regulations on that 

issue at that time. EPA indicated that it 

intended to take subsequent action with 

respect to this issue. Therefore, EPA 

proposes to enter into a settlement with 

Petitioners in which EPA will commit to 

take final action amending the 

conformity regulations to address PM 

2.5 hotspot analyses by no later than 

March 31, 2006. 

For a period of thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

notice, the Agency will receive written 

comments relating to the proposed 

settlement agreement from persons who 

were not named as parties or interveners 

to the litigation in question. EPA or the 

Department of Justice may withdraw or 

withhold consent to the proposed 

settlement agreement if the comments 

disclose facts or considerations that 

indicate that such consent is 

inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or 

inconsistent with the requirements of 

the Act. Unless EPA or the Department 

of Justice determine, based on any 

comment which may be submitted, that 

consent to the settlement agreement 

should be withdrawn, the terms of the 

agreement will be affirmed. 

II. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed 

Settlement 

A. How Can I Get a Copy of the 

Settlement? 

EPA has established an official public 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. OGC–2005–0005 which contains a 

copy of the settlement. The official 

public docket is available for public 

viewing at the Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OEI 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ 

to submit or view public comments, 

access the index listing of the contents 

of the official public docket, and to 

access those documents in the public 

docket that are available electronically. 

Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’

then key in the appropriate docket 

identification number. 

It is important to note that EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EPA’s electronic public 

docket as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, CBI, or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statue. Information claimed 

at CBI and other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statue is not 

included in the official public docket or 

in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s 

policy is that copyrighted material, 

including copyrighted material 

contained in a public comment, will not 

be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. Although not all docket 

materials may be available 

electronically, you may still access any 

of the publicly available docket 

materials through the EPA Docket 

Center. 

B. How and To Whom Do I Submit 

Comments? 

You may submit comments as 

provided in the ADDRESSES section. 

Please ensure that you comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

close of the comment period will be 

marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to 

consider these late comments. 

If you submit an electronic comment, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name, mailing address, and an e-mail 

address or other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD ROM you submit. This 

ensures that you can be identified as the 

submitter of the comment and allows 

EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical 

difficulties or needs further information 

on the substance of your comment. Any 

identifying or contact information 

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provided in the body of a comment will 

be included as part of the comment that 

is placed in the official public docket, 

and made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. 

Your use of EPA’s electronic public 

docket to submit comments to EPA 

electronically is EPA’s preferred method 

for receiving comments. The electronic 

public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, which means EPA will 

not know your identify, e-mail address, 

or other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

In contrast to electronic public docket, 

EPA’s electronic mail (e-mail) system is 

not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If 

you send an e-mail comment directly to 

the Docket without going through EPA’s 

electronic public docket, your e-mail 

address is automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the official docket, and made 

available in EPA’s electronic public 

docket. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

Richard B. Ossias, 

Acting Associate General Counsel, Air and 

Radiation Law Office, Office of General 

Counsel/ 

[FR Doc. 05–17815 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

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National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council; Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) 

invites all interested persons to 

nominate qualified individuals to serve 

a three-year term as members of the 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council (Council). This 15-member 

Council was established by the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide 

practical and independent advice, 

consultation, and recommendations to 

the Agency on the activities, functions, 

and policies and regulations required by 

the Safe Drinking Water Act. The terms 

of five (5) members—two (2) who 

represent local government agencies 

concerned with public water supply and 

public health protection, two (2) who 

are affiliated with water-related or other 

organizations and interest groups having 

an active interest in public water 

supply/public health protection, and 

one (1) who speaks for the general 

public—expire in December 2005. EPA 

would like the preponderance of 

nominations to be in these three areas 

consistent with the mandates of the 

SDWA and the Agency encourages 

nominations of individuals who can 

represent small, rural public water 

systems (see Supplementary 

Information below). Although the 

Agency is identifying preferences, all 

nominations will be fully considered. 

DATES: Submit nominations via U.S. 

mail on or before October 21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Address all nominations to 

Clare Donaher, Designated Federal 

Officer, National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (Mail Code 

4601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email your questions to Clare Donaher, 

Designated Federal Officer, 

donaher.clare@epa.gov, or call 202–

564–3787. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: The Council consists of 15 

members, including a Chairperson, 

appointed by the Deputy Administrator. 

Five members represent the general 

public; five members represent 

appropriate State and local agencies 

concerned with public water supply and 

public health protection; and five 

members represent private organizations 

or groups demonstrating an active 

interest in the field of public water 

supply and public health protection. 

The SDWA requires that at least two 

members of the Council represent small, 

rural public water systems. 

Additionally, members may be asked to 

serve on one of the Council’s 

workgroups that are formed each year to 

assist EPA in addressing specific 

program issues. On December 15 of each 

year, five members complete their 

appointment. Therefore, this notice 

solicits nominations to fill the five 

vacancies with terms ending on 

December 15, 2008. 

Persons selected for membership will 

receive compensation for travel and a 

nominal daily compensation (if 

appropriate) while attending meetings. 

The Council holds two face-to-face 

meetings each year, generally in the 

spring and fall. Conference calls will be 

scheduled if needed. 

Nomination of a Member: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. Nominees should be 

identified by name, occupation, 

position, address and telephone 

number. To be considered, all 

nominations must include a current 

resume, providing the nominee’s 

background, experience and 

qualifications. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

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National Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notice of Charter 

Renewal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal. 

The Charter for the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council 

(NEJAC) will be renewed for an a oneyear period, in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. II 

§ 9(c). The purpose of the NEJAC is to 

provide independent advice and 

recommendations to the Administrator 

on areas relating to environmental 

justice. 

EPA has determined that the NEJAC 

is in the public interest and supports the 

Agency in performing its duties and 

responsibilities. 

Inquiries may be directed to Charles 

Lee, NEJAC Designated Federal Officer, 

U.S. EPA, (mail code 2201A), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20460. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Barry E. Hill, 

Director, Office of Environmental Justice, 

Office of Enforcement and Compliance 

Assurance. 

[FR Doc. 05–17817 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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