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Arbor, Michigan, 48105. Telephone

(313) 668–4534. Fax (313) 741–7869.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On February 7, 1995, EPA published

a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) in the Federal Register that

proposed additions and revisions to the

tailpipe emissions portions of the

Federal Test Procedure (FTP) for lightduty vehicles and light-duty trucks (60

FR 7404). Interested parties should

consult that notice and/or the public

docket for a detailed description and

background of the proposal. The

primary element of that NPRM was a

Supplemental Federal Test Procedure

(SFTP) designed to address

shortcomings with the current FTP in

the representation of aggressive driving

behavior (high speed and/or high

acceleration), rapid speed fluctuations,

driving behavior following startup, air

conditioning, and intermediate-duration

periods where the engine is turned off.

An element of the proposed SFTP that

also would affect the conventional FTP

is a new set of requirements designed to

more accurately reflect real road forces

on the test dynamometer. The Agency

also proposed emission standards for

the new control areas with a specified

phase-in period for these standards.

II. Public Participation

A. Comments and the Public Docket

The Agency welcomes comments on

all aspects of this proposed rulemaking.

All comments, with the exception of

proprietary information, should be

directed to the EPA Air Docket Section,

Docket No. A–92–64 (see ADDRESSES).

Commenters who wish to submit

proprietary information for

consideration should clearly separate

such information from other comments

by:

• Labeling proprietary information

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

and

• Sending proprietary information

directly to the contact person listed (see

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) and

not to the public docket. This will help

ensure that proprietary information is

not inadvertently placed in the docket.

If a commenter wants EPA to use a

submission labeled as confidential

business information as part of the basis

for the final rule, then a nonconfidential version of the document,

which summarizes the key data or

information, should be sent to the

docket.

Information covered by a claim of

confidentiality will be disclosed by EPA

only to the extent allowed and by the

procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2.

If no claim of confidentiality

accompanies the submission when it is

received by EPA, the submission may be

made available to the public without

notifying the commenters.

B. Public Hearing

Anyone wishing to present testimony

about this proposal at the public hearing

(see DATES) should, if possible, notify

the contact person (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) at least seven

days prior to the day of the hearing. The

contact person should be given an

estimate of the time required for the

presentation of testimony and

notification of any need for audio/visual

equipment. A sign-up sheet will be

available at the registration table the

morning of the hearing for scheduling

those who have not notified the contact

earlier. This testimony will be

scheduled on a first-come, first-served

basis, and will follow the testimony that

is arranged in advance.

The Agency recommends that

multiple copies of the statement or

material to be presented be brought to

the hearing for distribution to EPA and

members of the audience. In addition,

EPA would find it helpful to receive an

advance copy of any statement or

material to be presented at the hearing

at least one week before the scheduled

hearing date. This is to give EPA staff

adequate time to review such material

before the hearing. Such advance copies

should be submitted to the contact

person listed in this notice.

The official records of the hearing will

be kept open for 30 days following the

hearing to allow submissions of rebuttal

and supplementary testimony. All such

submittals should be directed to the Air

Docket, Docket No. A–92–64 (see

ADDRESSES).

The hearing will be conducted

informally, and technical rules of

evidence will not apply. Written

transcripts of the hearing will be made

and a copy thereof placed in the public

docket. Anyone desiring to purchase a

copy of the transcript should make

individual arrangements with the court

reporter recording the proceeding.

Dated: March 29, 1995.

Mary D. Nichols,

Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 95–8503 Filed 4–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 761

[OPPTS–66009B; FRL–4948–1]

RIN 2070–AC01

Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls

(PCBs); Extension of Comment Period

and Notice of Informal Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period

and rescheduling of informal hearing.

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the

comment period for a proposed rule to

amend its rules under the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) for

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),

which was published in the Federal

Register on December 6, 1994 [59 FR

62788]. As a result of this extension,

EPA is also rescheduling the public

hearing for this same rule.

DATES: Written comments must be

received or postmarked by May 5, 1995.

The informal public hearing will take

place on Tuesday, June 6, 1995, from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If necessary, the

hearing will be extended to 9:30 p.m.,

and it may also be continued the

following day, Wednesday, June 7,

1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Written

requests to participate in the hearing

must be received or postmarked by May

15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

identified with the document control

number (OPPTS–66009A), and

submitted in triplicate to TSCA Docket

Receipt (7407), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. E–G99, 401 M

St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. The

hearing will be held at the Sheraton

Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202,

telephone (703) 486–1111. Requests to

participate in the informal public

hearing should be sent to: Record and

Hearing Clerk, Operations Branch, Mail

Code 7404, Environmental Protection

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

DC 20460. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for the type of information

that must be included in the request and

who may participate. Requests for a

waiver to participate in the informal

hearing by those organizations that did

not file main comments must be sent to

the Record and Hearing Clerk.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Willis, Acting Director,

Environmental Assistance Division

(7408), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Rm. E–543B, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, Telephone:
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(202) 554–1404, TDD: (202) 554–0551,

FAX: (202) 554–5603 (document

requests only).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 6, 1994, EPA’s Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics

published a proposed rule [59 FR

62788] to amend its rules under TSCA

for PCBs. Changes proposed by EPA

would affect the disposal, marking,

storage, use, reporting and

recordkeeping requirements for PCBs.

Written comments on the proposed rule

were to be received on or before April

6, 1995. EPA received a request seeking

a 30–day extension of the public

comment period because the length and

complexity of the proposal required

additional time to develop comments.

EPA believes that providing an

additional 30 days to prepare written

comments is reasonable, and is granting

the request. Written comments must

now be received by EPA or postmarked

on or before May 5, 1995. EPA is

requesting comment on the proposed

rule only to the extent that it would

amend or change existing regulations.

EPA is not soliciting comment on

provisions of existing regulations that

would not be changed by this proposal.

Unit V of the preamble to the proposed

rule [59 FR 62788] explains how

commenters may make claims of

business confidentiality for information

included in comments. In the March 10,

1995, Federal Register [60 FR 13095]

EPA announced that an informal public

hearing on the proposed rule would be

held on May 2 and 3, 1995. As a result

of the extension of the written comment

period, EPA must reschedule this

hearing. Provisions at 40 CFR part 750

require the informal hearing for main

comments to be held at least 2 weeks

after the close of the written comment

period. Accordingly, EPA has

rescheduled the hearing for June 6 and

7, 1995.

Each person or organization desiring

to participate in the informal hearing

shall file a written request to participate

with the Record and Hearing Clerk (see

ADDRESSES above). The request shall be

received on or before May 15, 1995.

Persons or organizations that have

already submitted requests to

participate in response to the March 10

notice are assumed by EPA to want to

participate at the rescheduled hearing,

and they need not resubmit their

requests.

The request shall include: (1) A brief

statement of the interest of the person or

organization in the proceeding; (2) a

brief outline of the points to be

addressed; (3) an estimate of the time

required (not to exceed 15 minutes); and

(4) if the request comes from an

organization, a nonbinding list of the

persons to take part in the presentation.

Due to the expected number of speakers,

comments must be limited to 15

minutes. An organization that has not

filed main comments on the rulemaking

will not be allowed to participate in the

hearing, unless a waiver of this

requirement is granted by the Record

and Hearing Clerk (see ADDRESSES

above) or the organization is appearing

at the request of EPA or under subpoena

(40 CFR 750.6(a)). The complete

procedures for this informal hearing are

identified in 40 CFR part 750, subpart

A, and are summarized in the March 10,

1995 [60 FR 13095] hearing notice.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 761

Environmental protection, Hazardous

substances, Labeling, Polychlorinated

biphenyls, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: March 31, 1995.

Joseph S. Carra,

Direction, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 95–8501 Filed 4–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 641

[I.D. 032295C]

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of

Mexico; Public Hearings on Draft

Amendment 11

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Public hearings; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene 10 public hearings on Draft

Amendment 11 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Reef Fish

Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).

Draft Amendment 11 will address a

variety of reef fish management

measures.

DATES: Written comments on Draft

Amendment 11 will be accepted until

May 3, 1995. Public hearings will be

held in April. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and times

of the hearings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to, and copies of the draft

amendment are available from, Mr.

Steven M. Atran, Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council, 5401 West

Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 331, Tampa,

FL 33609 (FAX: 813–225–7015). Public

hearings will be held in Florida, Texas,

Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for

locations of the hearings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven M. Atran, Population Dynamics

Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council, 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issues that

will be addressed in Draft Amendment

11 include: Proposed modifications of

the FMP regulatory framework

procedure for the annual specification

of total allowable catch (including

changes in procedures), the definition of

optimum yield, and the criteria for

specifying the length of a stock recovery

program for overfished reef fish species;

permitting issues (including dealer and

vessel permit conditions), transferability

provisions, implementation of a new

vessel permit moratorium for the

fishery, and permits for charter vessels

and headboats; allowing hook-and-line

harvest of reef fish by shrimp vessels;

issues related to enforceability of reef

fish regulations; changes to amberjack

size and bag limits and a commercial

seasonal closure; changes to gag/black

grouper and red snapper size limits; and

an aggregate bag limit for reef fish.

The hearings are scheduled from 7

p.m. to 10 p.m. as follows:

1. Monday, April 17, 1995—NMFS

Panama City Laboratory, Conference

Room, 3500 Delwood Beach Road,

Panama City, FL 32408;

2. Monday, April 17, 1995—Holiday

Inn Beachside, 3841 North Roosevelt

Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040;

3. Tuesday, April 18, 1995—Our Lady

Star of the Sea, Parish Hall, 705

Longoria, Port Isabel, TX 78578;

4. Tuesday, April 18, 1995—Orange

Beach Community Center, 27301 Canal

Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561;

5. Tuesday, April 18, 1995—Ramada

Airport Hotel, 5303 West Kennedy

Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609;

6. Wednesday, April 19, 1995—

University of Texas, Visitor’s Center

Auditorium, 750 Channel View Drive,

Port Aransas, TX 78373;

7. Wednesday, April 19, 1995—J. L.

Scott Marine Education Center &

Auditorium, 115 East Beach Boulevard

(U.S. Highway 90), Biloxi, MS 39530;

8. Thursday, April 20, 1995—Holiday

Inn on the Beach, 5002 Seawall

Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551;

9. Monday, April 24, 1995—Venice

Fire House, Highway 23, Venice, LA

70091; and