Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 1995 / Notices 2963

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20460. In person,

bring comments to: Rm. 1132, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

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. 1132, Crystal Mall No. 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: Andrea Beard, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

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

D.C. 20460. Office location and

telephone number: Floor 6, Crystal

Station #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8791.

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 Applicants have

requested the Administrator to issue

specific exemptions for the use of

bifenthrin on cucurbits to control the

sweet potato whitefly. Information in

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was

submitted as part of this request. The

sweet potato whitefly (SPWF) is a

relatively new pest on cucurbits. The

SPWF has caused severe economic

damage to several other commodities

nationwide including cotton, lettuce,

squash, beans, peanuts, and

ornamentals. SPWF causes damage

through feeding activities, and also

indirectly through the production of a

honeydew, which encourages growth of

sooty mold and other fungi. This pest

also causes a physiological disorder

resulting in irregular ripening of fruit,

believed to be caused by transmission of

a geminivirus. The Applicants claim

that adequate control of the SPWF is not

being achieved with the currently

registered compounds. The Applicants

claim that significant economic losses

are expected in California and Texas

cucurbit production if the SPWF is not

adequately controlled, and are therefore

requesting this use of bifenthrin.

The Applicants propose to apply

bifenthrin at a maximum rate of 0.1 lb.

active ingredient (a.i.) (6.4 oz. of

product) per acre with up to three

applications allowed, and a maximum

of 0.3 lb. a.i. per acre per season, on a

total of 200,000 acres of cucurbits in

California, and 36,000 acres of cucurbits

in Texas. It is possible to produce two

cucurbit crops per calendar year on a

given acre, and therefore, the acreage

could potentially receive 6 applications,

(maximum of 0.6 lb. a.i. per acre) per

calendar year. Therefore, use under

these exemptions could potentially

amount to a maximum total of 120,000

lbs. of active ingredient in California

and 21,600 lbs. of active ingredient in

Texas.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the applications

themselves. This is the fifth year that

this use has been requested under

section 18. 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

proposing use of a pesticide 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

and/or a petition for tolerance for

residues in or on the commodity has not

been submitted to the Agency [40 CFR

166.24(a)(6)].

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 exemptions requested by the

California Environmental Protection

Agency and the Texas Department of

Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: January 4, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

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Proposed CERCLA Section 122(h)(1)

Administrative Cost Recovery

Settlement for the Carrico Drum Site

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (‘‘U.S. EPA’’).

ACTION: Proposal of CERCLA Section

122(h)(1) Administrative Cost Recovery

Settlement for the Carrico Drum Site.

SUMMARY: U.S. EPA proposes to address

the potential liability of Hoover

Precision Products, Inc., Hoover Group,

Inc., Hoover Universal, Inc., Johnson

Controls, Inc., and Lydall, Inc.

(collectively referred to as ‘‘the Settling

Parties’’) under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as

amended by the Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act

of 1986 (‘‘SARA’’), Pub. L. 99–499, for

past costs incurred in connection with

a federal fund lead removal action

conducted at the Carrico Drum Site

(‘‘the Site’’). The U.S. EPA proposes to

address the potential liability of the

Settling Parties by execution of a

CERCLA Section 122(h)(1)

Administrative Cost Recovery

Settlement (‘‘AOC’’) prepared pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1). The key terms

and conditions of the AOC may be

briefly summarized as follows: (1) The

Settling Parties agree to pay U.S. EPA

$73,333.33 in satisfaction of claims for

past costs incurred at the Site; (2) the

Settling Parties agree to waive all claims

against the United States that arise out

of response activities conducted at the

Site; and (3) U.S. EPA affords the

Settling Parties a covenant not to sue for

past costs incurred during the removal

action upon satisfactory completion of

obligations under the Settlement,

however U.S. EPA is free to pursue any

other necessary and appropriate judicial

and administrative relief against the

Settling Parties. The Site is not on the

NPL, and no further response activities

at the Site are anticipated at this time.

Because the total response costs that

were incurred at the Site are less than

$500,000, approval of the settlement by

the Attorney General is not required.

DATES: Comments on the proposed AOC

must be received by U.S. EPA within
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thirty (30) days of the publication date

of this notice.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the proposed

AOC is available for review at U.S. EPA,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Please contact

Mike Anastasio at (312) 886–7951, prior

to visiting the Region 5 office.

Comments on the proposed AOC

should be addressed to Mike Anastasio,

Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard

(Mail Code CS–29A), Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Anastasio at (312) 886–7951, of

the U.S. EPA Region 5 Office of

Regional Counsel.

A 30-day period, commencing on the

date of publication of this notice, is

open pursuant to Section 122(i) of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), for

comments on the proposed AOC.

Comments should be sent to the

addressee identified in this notice.

Valdas V. Adamkus,

Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5.

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Notice and Request for Comment on

Administrative Cost Recovery

Settlement Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as Amended by the Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: 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. 9621(i), notice is

hereby given of a proposed

administrative cost recovery settlement

concerning certain costs incurred by

EPA in connection with the Culpeper

Wood Preservers Site near Culpeper,

Culpeper County, Virginia (‘‘Site’’). The

cost recovery settlement concerns

reimbursement of EPA’s costs in

preparing a work plan to be used by

Jefferson Homebuilders, Inc. in

performing a remedial investigation and

feasibility study at the Site under an

administrative order on consent signed

by EPA on June 16, 1993 and

corresponding to EPA Docket No. III–

93–28–DC (‘‘Consent Order’’). The

Consent Order provides that EPA will

bill Jefferson Homebuilders, Inc. for all

costs incurred by EPA in preparing the

work plan and requires Jefferson

Homebuilders, Inc. to reimburse EPA for

the amounts so billed. At this time, such

costs are estimated at $126,125.37.

For thirty (30) days following the date

of publication of this notice, the Agency

will receive written comments relating

to the provisions in the Consent Order

requiring Jefferson Homebuilders, Inc.

to reimburse EPA’s costs in preparing

the work plan. The Agency’s response to

comments received will be available for

public inspection at the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, Regional Docket Clerk,

(3RC00), 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, PA 19107.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The Consent Order and

additional background information

relating to the settlement are available

for public inspection at U.S. EPA Region

III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

PA, 19107. A copy of the Consent Order

may be obtained from Suzanne Canning,

U.S. EPA Region III Docket Clerk

(3RC00), U.S. EPA, Region III, 841

Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA,

19107. Comments should reference the

‘‘Culpeper Wood Preservers Site RI/FS

Consent Order’’ and should be

addressed to Suzanne Canning, U.S.

EPA Region III Docket Clerk, at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew S. Goldman, Sr. Assistant

Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA, Region III,

841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

PA 19107, Telephone: (215) 597–4840.

Dated: December 23, 1994.

Stanley Laskowski,

Acting Regional Administrator, United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Region III.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 90–571]

Telecommunications Relay Services;

FCC Form 431

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in

an Order on Telecommunications Relay

Services and the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990 (Order), CC

Docket No. 90–571, adopted December

28, 1994, and released December 30,

1994, the Commission calculated the

contribution factor for the period April

26, 1995 through March 26, 1996 for the

Telecommunications Relay Services

(TRS) Fund, and approved the TRS

payment formula for the 1995 calendar

year. In addition, the Commission

adopted the 1995 TRS Fund Worksheet,

FCC Form 431, subject to approval by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pamela Gerr, Domestic Facilities

Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202)

634–1798, or James Lande, Industry

Analysis Division, Common Carrier

Bureau, (202) 418–0948.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above

actions were taken pursuant to Section

64.604(c)(4)(iii) of the Commission’s

Rules, 47 CFR Section 64.604(c)(4)(iii).

Pursuant to the Order, and subject to

approval by OMB, the 1995 TRS Fund

Worksheet, FCC Form 431, shall be

effective for the period April 26, 1995

through March 26, 1996. All subject

carriers are required to file the form

annually and contribute to the TRS

Fund. The TRS Fund reimburses TRS

providers for the costs of providing

interstate TRS. The Commission’s rules

provide that the TRS Fund Worksheet

shall be published in the Federal

Register. See 47 CFR Section

64.604(c)(4)(iii)(B).

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 2 hours per response, including

the time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources,

gathering and maintaining the data

needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information. Send

comments regarding this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, to

the Federal Communications

Commission, Records Management

Branch, Room 234, Paperwork

Reduction Project (3060–0536),

Washington, DC 20554 and to the Office

of Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project (3060–0536),

Washington, DC 20503.

Federal Communications Commission.

Kathleen M.H. Wallman,

Chief, Common Carrier Bureau.

TRS Fund Worksheet

Estimated Average Burden Hours Per

Response: 2 hours.

Instructions for completing the worksheet

for calculating and filing carrier

contributions to fund Interstate

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS).

Notice to Individuals

Section 64.604(c)(4)(iii) of the

Commission’s Rules requires all carriers

providing interstate service to complete this