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(RI) to characterize the nature and

extent of contamination and to assess

potential risks to human health and the

environment.

Based on the results of the RI and risk

assessment, a Record of Decision (ROD)

for the Site was signed on July 24, 1992.

The ROD documented the decision that

no further remedial action was

necessary at Fort Lewis Landfill No. 5

because the conditions at the site pose

no unacceptable risks to human health

or the environment. The Army will

continue to implement the operating

and closure requirements of Landfill No.

5 under a permit administered by the

Tacoma-Pierce County Health

Department. The closure complies with

State Minimum Functional Standards

for Solid Waste Handling, pursuant to

Washington Administrative Code

(WAC) 173304.

C. Characterization of Risk

The RI included an investigation of

the surface water, sediments, air, and

groundwater in the vicinity of the

landfill. The investigation included a

wide range of analyses to detect volatile

organic compounds, base/neutral and

acid extractable compounds, pesticides,

and polychlorinated biphenyls, and

inorganic compounds (including

metals). Concentrations found were

below state and federal regulatory levels

and risks for both current and future use

were within acceptable levels as defined

by the NCP.

The results of the ecological risk

assessment indicate that Landfill No. 5

does not pose a threat to ecological

receptors or habitats. No endangered or

sensitive resident species or critical

habitats were identified in the study

area.

Confirmational monitoring of

groundwater demonstrate that no

significant risk to public health or the

environment is posed by residual

materials remaining at the Site. EPA and

Ecology believe that conditions at the

site pose no unacceptable risks to

human health or the environment.

One of the three criteria for deletion

specifies that EPA may delete a site

from the NPL if ‘‘the remedial

investigation has shown that the release

poses no significant threat to public

health or the environment and,

therefore, taking of remedial measures is

not appropriate.’’ EPA, with

concurrence of Ecology, believes that

this criterion for deletion has been met.

Subsequently, EPA is proposing

deletion of this Site from the NPL.

Documents supporting this action are

available from the docket.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator, Region 10.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

Notice of Advisory Committee

Establishment; Notice of Advisory

Committee Meetings

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) has established the

Hearing Aid Compatibility Negotiated

Rulemaking Committee (Committee), as

part of proceeding the FCC’s CC Docket

No. 87–124. The FCC understands that

approval by the Office of Management

and Budget of the establishment of this

ad-hoc Committee is imminent.

The Committee will provide

recommendations to the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC) to

be used in the formulation of

requirements for hearing aid compatible

telephones in work places, hospitals,

certain other health care facilities,

prisons, hotels and motels. Included

among the recommendations will be one

on whether to lift the suspension of

enforcement of Sections 68.112(b) (1),

(3), and (5) of the Commission’s Rules.

47 CFR §§ 68.112(b)(1), (3), (5). Those

sections require that all telephones in

all work places, hospitals, certain other

health care facilities, prisons, hotels and

motels be hearing aid compatible by

May 1, 1993 for establishments with 20

or more employees and by May 1, 1994

for establishments with fewer than 20

employees. The scope of the activity of

the Committee will include all steps

necessary to assemble data, perform

analyses, and provide advice to the FCC

concerning all of the issues required to

address the regulation of telephones

which need to be hearing aid

compatible, as discussed in the

Commission’s public notice of

November 7, 1994, FCC 94–280. The

establishment of this Committee is

necessary and in the public interest.

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, as amended, this notice also

advises interested persons of the initial

and proposed subsequent meetings of

the Committee.

DATES:

April 13, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt

April 20, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt

April 27, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt

May 11, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt

May 18, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt

May 25, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt

May 30, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt

June 13, 1995, 9:30 a.m. edt.

ADDRESSES: For the meetings of April

13, April 27, and May 18 and May 25,

Federal Communications Commission,

1919 M Street NW., Room 856,

Washington, DC 20554; for the meetings

of April 20, May 11, May 30, and June

13, International Bureau, FCC, Eighth

Floor, 2000 M Street NW., Washington,

DC 20554; or as otherwise announced at

the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg

Lipscomb, Designated Federal Official

of the Hearing Aid Compatibility

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee,

Domestic Services Branch, Domestic

Facilities Division, Common Carrier

Bureau, Federal Communications

Commission, Mail Stop 1600B2, 2025 M

Street NW., Suite 6008, Washington,

D.C. 20054; Voice (202) 634–4216; TTY

(202) 632–0484; Fax (202) 634–6625;

Internet address: glipscom@fcc.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee was established by the

Federal Communications to bring

together significantly affected entities to

discuss and to recommend approaches

to developing recommendations to the

FCC for requirements for hearing aid

compatible (HAC) telephones in work

places, hospitals, certain other health

care facilities, prisons, hotels and

motels. The FCC has solicited

nominations for membership on the

Committee pursuant to the Negotiated

Rulemaking Act of 1990, Public Law

101–648, November 28, 1990, and will

select members which are significantly

affected by the proposed rules. See

Public Notice in CC Docket No. 87–124,

FCC 94–280, 59 FR 60343, November

23, 1994.

Members of the general public may

attend the meeting. The FCC will

attempt to accommodate as many

people as possible. However,

admittance will be limited to the seating

available. The public may submit

written comments to the Committee.

The comments must be submitted two

business days before the meeting in

which the commenter desires his/her

comments to be distributed. In addition,

comments at the meeting by parties or

entities not represented on the

Committee will be permitted to the

extent time permits. Comments will be

limited to five minutes in length by any

one party or entity, and request to make

such comments to the Committee in

person must be received two business
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days before the meeting in which the

commenter desires to be heard. Requests

for comment opportunity, and written

comments, should be sent to Greg

Lipscomb at the address under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, stated

above.

Agenda

The planned agenda for the first

meeting is as follows:

1. Introductions and Welcoming

Remarks

2. Nomination of Facilitator

3. Introduction of Committee Members

4. Committee Charter and Related

Matters

5. Organizational Protocols

6. Agreement on ‘‘Consensus’’

7. Work Program and Documentation

8. Organization of Work and Working

Groups

9. Meeting Schedule and Locations

10. Agenda for Next Meeting

11. Other Business.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Part 45 and 52

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Government Property Class Deviation

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of proposed class

deviation.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense

(DoD) is proposing a class deviation

from the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) record keeping and physical

inventory requirements for Special

Tooling, Special Test Equipment and

Plant Equipment with an acquisition

cost of $1,500 or less. The proposed

class deviation will apply to defense

contractors, holding them accountable

for such property, but relieving them of

he requirement to track it, while

revisions to the FAR are being drafted.

DATES: Comments on the proposed class

deviation should be submitted in

writing at the address shown below on

or before may 26, 1995 to be considered

in the formulation of the final class

deviation.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

submit written comments to: Mrs. Linda

W. Neilson, DAR Council, Attn: IMD

3D139, PDUSD(A&T)DP/DAR, 3062

Defense Pentagon, Washington DC

20301–3062. FAX (703) 602–0350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Angelena Moy, telephone (703)

604–5385.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

On September 16, 1994, (59 FR 47583)

the Director of Defense Procurement,

Department of Defense, announced an

initiative to rewrite FAR part 45,

Government Property, to make it easier

to understand and to minimize the

burdens imposed on contractors and the

government. The Director of Defense

Procurement is providing a forum for an

exchange of ideas and information with

government and industry personnel by

holding public meetings, soliciting

public comments, and publishing

notices of the public meetings in the

Federal Register. Interested parties were

invited to provide written suggestions or

comments in the notice of public

hearing dated September 16, 1994 (59

FR 47583). Twenty-two commentors

provided approximately 500 comments,

including a recommendation that relief

from the FAR tracking requirements for

government property under $1,500

would reduce administrative burdens

and provide cost savings.

In order to capture any savings

quickly, DoD is proposing a class

deviation from current FAR record

keeping and physical inventory

requirements for Special Tooling,

Special Test Equipment and Plant

Equipment with an acquisition cost of

$1,500 or less. The proposed class

deviation was included as a discussion

topic at the public meeting held on

January 24, 1995 (60 FR 2370). DoD

proposes to deviate from certain FAR

requirements as follows:

Part 45—Government Property

45.101 Definitions.

• Deviation authorizes the use of two

additional definitions:

‘‘Low Value Property,’’ as used in this

part, means Government property in the

classes of special tooling, special test

equipment, and plant equipment with

an acquisition cost of $1,500 or less.

Specifically excluded from this

definition are agency-peculiar property,

material, real property, and sensitive

property.

‘‘Sensitive Property,’’ as used in this

part, means Government property for

which the theft, loss, or misplacement

could be potentially dangerous to the

public health or safety, or which must

be subject to exceptional physical

security, protection, control,

maintenance, or accountability,

including, but not limited to, hazardous

property, precious metals, arms,

ammunition, explosives, and classified

property.

45.504 Contractor’s liability.

• Deviation authorizes contractors to

report loss, damage, or destruction of

items of low value property at contract

termination or completion instead of

when the facts become known.

45.505 Records and reports of

Government property.

• Deviation authorizes the exemption

of low value property from the

requirement of 45.505(g) for contractor

property control systems to contain a

system or technique to locate any item

of Government property within a

reasonable period of time. As a result,

periodic physical inventories need not

be performed for low value property.

45.505–1 Basic information.

• Deviation excludes low value

property from the present requirement

for contractors to maintain current

location for each item of government

property. Contractor’s property control

records for each item of low value

property in the contractor’s possession

must provide the basic information

listed in FAR paragraphs 45.505–1 (a)(1)

through (a)(7). However, contractors

will not be required to update changes

in location of each item of low value

property which occur after

establishment of the official government

property record. This exemption does

not apply to ‘‘sensitive property.’’

45.508 hysical inventories.

• With the exception of inventories

conducted upon termination or

completion, the deviation authorizes an

exemption for low value property from

the requirements of FAR 45.508 for

contractors to periodically physically

inventory all Government property

(except materials issued from stock for

manufacturing, research, design, or

other services required by the contract)

in their possession or control and to

cause subcontractors to do likewise. In

addition, the deviation requires a

contractor whose property control

system is disapproved to perform a

physical inventory and report all loss,

damage, or destruction of Government

property prior to system reapproval.

Part 52—Solicitation Provisions and

Contract Clauses

52.245–2 Government Property (FixedPrice Contracts) (DEC 1989).

• Deviation authorizes the

substitution of the following paragraph

(c)(2) for paragraph (c)(2) of the basic

clause. The substitute paragraph (c)(2)

makes it clear that title to items of