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be deemed to be fair and equitable and

not in excess of an amount which

interstate pipelines would be permitted

to charge for similar transportation

service. The Commission may, prior to

the expiration of the 150-day period,

extend the time for action or institute a

proceeding to afford parties an

opportunity for written comments and

for the oral presentation of views, data,

and arguments.

Any person desiring to participate in

this rate proceeding must file a motion

to intervene in accordance with sections

385.211 and 385.214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedures. All motions must be filed

with the Secretary of the Commission

on or before March 31, 1995. The

petition for rate approval is on file with

the Commission and is available for

public inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6993 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5176–4]

Public Water System Supervision

Program Revision for the State of Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

in accordance with the provision of

Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water

Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.,

and 40 CFR part 142, subpart B, the

National Primary Drinking Water

Regulations (NPDWR), that the State of

Ohio is revising its approved Public

Water System Supervision (PWSS)

primacy program. The Ohio

Environmental Protection Agency

(OEPA), has adopted drinking water

regulations for Lead and Copper that

correspond to the NPDWR for Lead and

Copper promulgated by the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.

EPA) on June 7, 1991, (56 FR 26460–

26564). The U.S. EPA has completed its

review of Ohio’s PWSS primacy

program revision.

The U.S. EPA has determined that the

Ohio rule meets the requirements of the

Federal rule. Therefore, the U.S. EPA

has determined that this state program

revision is no less stringent than the

corresponding Federal regulations, and

is proposing to approve the OEPA’s rule

revisions.

This proposed approval includes the

entire adopted Ohio Lead and Copper

Rule, except for the use of Standard

Method-CU E (Bathocuproine) for

measuring copper levels in finished

drinking water. This method is not a

Federally approved analytical method.

Any systems which monitor for copper

using this method will be considered to

be in violation of copper monitoring and

reporting requirements.

All interested parties are invited to

submit written comments on this

proposed determination, and may

request a public hearing on or before

April 21, 1995. If a public hearing is

requested and granted, the

corresponding determination shall not

become effective until such time

following the hearing, at which the

Regional Administrator issues an order

affirming or rescinding this action.

Requests for public hearing should be

addressed to: William Spaulding (WD–

17J), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Any request for a public hearing shall

include the following: (1) The name,

address, and telephone number of the

individual, organization, or other entity

requesting a hearing. (2) A brief

statement of the requesting person’s

interest in the Regional Administrator’s

determinations and of information that

the requesting person intends to submit

at such hearing. (3) The signature of the

individual making the request; or, if the

request is made on behalf of an

organization or other entity, the

signature of a responsible official of the

organization or other entity.

Notice of any hearing shall be given

not less than fifteen (15) days prior to

the time scheduled for the hearing. Such

notice will be made by the Regional

Administrator in the Federal Register

and in newspapers of general

circulation in the State of Ohio. A notice

will be sent to the person(s) requesting

the hearing as well as to the State of

Ohio. The hearing notice will include a

statement of purpose, information

regarding the time and location, and the

address and telephone number where

interested persons may obtain further

information. The Regional

Administrator will issue an order

affirming or rescinding his

determination upon review of the

hearing record. Should the

determination be affirmed, it will

become effective as of the date of the

order.

Should no timely and appropriate

request for a hearing be received, and

should the Regional Administrator not

elect to hold a hearing on his own

motion, these determinations shall

become effective on April 22, 1995.

Please bring this notice to the attention

of any persons known by you to have an

interest in these determinations.

All documents related to these

determinations are available for

inspection between the hours of 8:30

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday, at the following offices:

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency,

Division of Drinking and Ground

Waters, P.O. Box 163669, 1800

WaterMark Drive, Columbus, Ohio

43216–3669, State Docket Officer: Mr.

Kirk Leifheit, (614) 644–2752

Safe Drinking Water Branch, Drinking

Water Section (WD–17J), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Spaulding, Region 5, Drinking

Water Section at the Chicago address

given above, telephone 312/886–7242.

(Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act,

as amended (1986), and 40 CFR 142.10 of the

National Primary Drinking Water

Regulations)

Signed this 8th day of March, 1995.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA,

Region 5.

[FR Doc. 95–7065 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[OPP–180962; FRL 4942–3]

Mancozeb; Receipt of Application for

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of

Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific

exemption request from the Wisconsin

Department of Agriculture, Trade and

Consumer Protection (hereafter referred

to as the ‘‘Applicant’’) for use of the

pesticide mancozeb (CAS 8018–01–7) to

control leaf, stem blight on ginseng. In

accordance with 40 CFR 166.24, EPA is

soliciting public comment before

making the decision whether or not to

grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–180962,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Human Resource Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments to: Rm. 1128, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.
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Information submitted in any

comment concerning this notice may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information.’’

Information so marked 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 Confidential Business

Information must be provided by the

submitter for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments filed pursuant to this notice

will be available for public inspection in

Rm. 1128, Crystal Mall #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Margarita Collantes, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: 6th Floor, Crystal Station I,

2800 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308–8347; email:

collantes.margarita@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 18 of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

(7 U.S.C. 136p), the Administrator may,

at her discretion, exempt a State agency

from any registration provision of

FIFRA if she determines that emergency

conditions exist which require such

exemption.

The Applicant has requested the

Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of the mancozeb,

available as Dithane DF (EPA Reg. No.

707–180) from Rohm and Haas Co., to

control leaf, stem blight, caused by the

fungus Alternaria panax and

Phytophthora cactorum, on a maximum

of 4,167 acres in Wisconsin. Information

in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was

submitted as part of this request.

According to the Applicant,

Alternaria blight rarely kills the ginseng

root, which is the marketed portion;

however, loss of the foliage results in

significant root yield loss in a harvested

crop, and retards root growth and

overwintering ability in younger crops.

Infestations of Alternaria blight in one

season greatly increase the potential for

epidemics in subsequent seasons, since

the fungus remains in the infected plant

debris. Alternaria panax has become

resistant to Rovral 50W, the only

fungicide carrying a section 3 label for

use against Alternaria blight on ginseng.

Rovral by itself is no longer be effective

to control Alternaris. Other fungicides

are also substantially less effective than

Dithane. If not controlled, the disease

can be expected to infest all of

Wisconsin’s 5,000 acres of ginseng.

Under the proposed exemption 2.0 lbs

of product [1.5 lbs of active ingredient

(a.i.)] per acre will be used on 4,167

acres. A maximum of 12 applications at

a minimum of 7–day intervals will be

made by ground equipment using a

minimum of 80 gallons of water per

acre. A 28–day pre-harvest interval will

be observed. Applications will be made

by certified private or commercial

applicators or persons under their direct

supervision. In addition, applicators,

mixer/loaders, and persons entering

treated ginseng gardens to work must

wear chemical-resistant gloves, longlegged pants and long-sleeved shirts.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application

itself. The regulations governing section

18 require that the Agency publish

notice of receipt in the Federal Register

and solicit public comment on an

application for a specific exemption if

an emergency exemption has been

subject to a Special Review, and is

intended for a use that could pose a risk

similar to the risk posed by any use of

the pesticide which is or has been

subject of the Special Review. [40 CFR

166.24 (a)(5)].

The Agency initiated a Special

Review of the ethylene

bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) fungicides

on July 17, 1987, which includes

mancozeb. A notice of final

determination was issued March 2,

1992. The Agency took this action based

on an assessment of the risks from

exposure to ethylenethiourea (ETU)

present in, or formed as a result of

metabolic conversion from, pesticide

products containing the active

ingredient mancozeb. ETU, a potential

human carcinogen, teratogen, and

thyroid toxicant, is present as a

contaminant, degradation product, and

metabolite of all the EBDC pesticides.

The Agency concluded that the

estimated cumulative risk of 10-5 from

all current 55 food uses was

unacceptable and, therefore, canceled

the following 11 food uses: apricots,

carrots, celery, collards, mustard greens,

nectarines, peaches, rhubarb, spinach,

succulent beans and turnips. These

cancellations reduce estimated lifetime

dietary risk to 1.6 × 10-6 which the

Agency has determined does not

outweigh the benefits of the 44 retained

uses.

The regulations governing section 18

also require the Agency to publish a

notice of receipt in the Federal Register

and solicit public comment on an

application for a specific exemption if

an emergency exemption has been

requested or granted for that use in any

3 previous years, and a complete

application for registration of that use

has not been submitted to the Agency

[40 CFR 166.24 (a) (6)]. Exemptions for

the use of mancozeb on ginseng have

been requested for the past 8 years (1987

thru 1994). Mancozeb was granted for

use on ginseng in 1991, 1993, 1994.

Wisconsin issued a crisis in 1992. An

application for registration of this use

has not been submitted to the Agency.

Accordingly, interested persons may

submit written views on this subject to

the Field Operations Division at the

address above. The Agency will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,

Trade and Consumer Protection.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: March 14, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–7061 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–180964; FRL 4942–5]

Propazine; Receipt of Application for

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of

Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific

exemption request from the Kansas

Department of Agriculture (hereafter

referred to as the ‘‘Applicant’’) to use

the pesticide propazine (CAS 139–40–2)

to treat up to 300,000 acres of sorghum

to control various weeds. The Applicant

proposes the use of a new (unregistered)

chemical; therefore, in accordance with

40 CFR 166.24, EPA is soliciting public

comment before making the decision

whether or not to grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–180964,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Program Resource Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,