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Frequency of Collection: Quarterly

and on occasion.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate, or any other aspect of this

information collection, including

suggestions for reducing the burden,

(please refer to EPA ICR #186.07 and

OMB #2060–0071) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #0186.07, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Information Policy Branch (2136),401

M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.

and

Troy Hillier, OMB #2060–0071, Office

of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory

Affairs,725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: March 27, 1995.

Paul Lapsley,

Director, Regulatory Management Division.

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Acid Rain Program: Notice of Written

Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of written exemptions.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency is issuing, as a direct

final action, written exemptions from

the Acid Rain Program permitting and

monitoring requirements to 69 utility

units in accordance with the Acid Rain

Program regulations (40 CFR part 72).

Because the Agency does not anticipate

receiving adverse comments, the

exemptions are being issued as a direct

final action.

DATES: Each of the exemptions issued in

this direct final action will be final on

May 10, 1995, unless significant,

adverse comments are received by May

1, 1995. If significant, adverse

comments are timely received on any

exemption in this direct final action,

that exemption will be withdrawn

through a notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records.

The administrative record for the

exemptions, except information

protected as confidential, may be

viewed during normal operating hours

at the following locations:

For plants in Maine and Massachusetts:

EPA Region 1, JFK Building, One

Congress St., Boston, MA 02203.

For plants in Florida and South

Carolina: EPA Region 4, 345

Courtland St., NE, Atlanta, GA, 30365.

For plants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

and Ohio: EPA Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.

For plants in Iowa: EPA Region 7, 726

Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS

66101; and at the Iowa Department of

Natural Resources (attn: Wayne

Wicksell) Henry A. Wallace Building,

900 E. Grand, Des Moines, IA 50319,

(515) 281–9012.

For plants in Nebraska: EPA Region 7

(address above) and at the Nebraska

Department of Environmental Quality

(attn: Todd Ellis) State House Station,

P.O. Box 94877, Lincoln, NE 68509–

4877, (402) 471–4561.

Comments. Send comments to the

following addresses:

For plants in Maine and Massachusetts:

Linda Murphy, Division Director, Air,

Pesticides and Toxics Management

Division, EPA Region 1, (address

above).

For plants in Florida and South

Carolina: Brian Beals, Air, Pesticides

and Toxics Management Division,

EPA Region 4, (address above).

For plants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan

and Ohio: David Kee, Director, Air

and Radiation Division, EPA Region

5, (address above).

For plants in Iowa and Nebraska,

William A. Spratlin, Director, Air and

Toxics Division, EPA Region 7,

(address above).

Submit comments in duplicate and

identify the exemption to which the

comments apply, the commenter’s

name, address, and telephone number,

and the commenter’s interest in the

matter and affiliation, if any, to the

owners and operators of the unit

covered by the exemption.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

plants in Maine and Massachusetts, Ian

Cohen, (617) 565–3029; for plants in

Florida and South Carolina, Scott Davis,

(404) 347–5014; for plants in Illinois,

Cecilia Mijares, (312) 886–0968; for

plants in Indiana, Genevieve Nearmyer,

(312) 353–4761; for plants in Michigan,

Beth Valenziano, (312) 886–2703; for

plants in Ohio, Franklin Echevarria,

(312) 886–9653; for plants in Iowa and

Nebraska, Jon Knodel, (913) 551–7599.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All public

comment received on any exemption in

this direct final action on which

significant, adverse comments are

timely received will be addressed in a

subsequent issuance or denial of

exemption based on the relevant draft

exemption in the notice of draft written

exemptions that is published elsewhere

in today’s Federal Register and that is

identical to this direct final action.

Under the Acid Rain Program

regulations (40 CFR 72.7), utilities may

petition EPA for an exemption from

permitting and monitoring requirements

for any new utility unit that serves one

or more generators with total nameplate

capacity of 25 MW or less and burns

only fuels with a sulfur content of 0.05

percent or less by weight. On the earlier

of the date a unit exempted under 40

CFR 72.7 burns any fuel with a sulfur

content in excess of 0.05 percent by

weight or 24 months prior to the date

the exempted unit first serves one or

more generators with total nameplate

capacity in excess of 25 MW, the unit

shall no longer be exempted under 40

CFR 72.7 and shall be subject to all

permitting and monitoring requirements

of the Acid Rain Program.

EPA is issuing written exemptions,

effective from January 1, 1995 through

December 31, 1999, unless otherwise

noted below, to the following new units:

Stock Island units D1 and D2 in Florida.

The Designated Representative is Carl

Jansen.

Breese unit 5 in Illinois. The Designated

Representative is Matthew Johnson.

McLeansboro units 3 and 4 in Illinois.

The Designated Representative is

Dave McDaniels.

Omega JV3 diesel unit 1 in Ohio. The

Designated Representative is Carroll

Scheer.

30 engine generators owned and

operated by Industrial Energy

Applications in Iowa. The exemption

is effective from January 1, 1996,

through December 31, 2000. The

Designated Representative is William

Douglas.

Osage unit 7 in Iowa. The exemption is

effective from January 1, 1996,

through December 31, 2000. The

Designated Representative is Dennis

Fannin.

State Center units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in

Iowa. The exemption is effective from

January 1, 1996, through December

31, 2000. The Designated

Representative is Steven Oslund.

Sarpy County Station unit BSDG1 in

Nebraska. The exemption is effective

from January 1, 1996, through

December 31, 2000. The Designated

Representative is William Jones.

Additionally under the Acid Rain

Program regulations (40 CFR 72.8),

utilities may petition EPA for an

exemption from permitting 72.8),

utilities may petition EPA for an

exemption from permitting

requirements for units that are retired

prior to the issuance of a Phase II

Acid Rain permit. Units that are

retired prior to the deadline for

continuous emissions monitoring

system (CEMS) certification may also

petition for an exemption from

monitoring requirements (40 CFR

75.67).

While the exempt retired units have

been allocated allowances under 40
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CFR part 73, units exempted under 40

CFR 72.8 must not emit any sulfur

dioxide or nitrogen oxides on or after

the date the units are exempted, and

the units must not resume operation

unless the designated representative

submits an application for an Acid

Rain permit and installs and certifies

its monitors by the applicable

deadlines.

EPA is issuing written exemptions from

permitting requirements, effective

from January 1, 1995, through

December 31, 1999, and exemptions

from monitoring requirements,

effective from January 1, 1995,

through December 31, 1999, unless

otherwise noted below, to the

following retired units:

Somerset units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in

Massachusetts. The Designated

Representative is Arthur Hatch.

Hagood units 1, 2, and 3 in South

Carolina. The Designated

Representatiave is W. Moore.

Elmer Stout units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and

8 in Indiana. The exemption from

permitting requirements is effective

from January 1, 1996 through

December 31, 2000. The exemption

from monitoring requirements is

effective from January 1, 1995,

through December 31, 2000. The

Designated Representative is Robert

McKnight.

Delray units 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 in

Michigan. The exemption from

permitting requirements is effective

from January 1, 1996 through

December 31, 2000. The exemption

from monitoring requirements is

effective from January 1, 1995,

through December 31, 2000. The

Designated Representative is Frank

Agosti.

Dated: March 27, 1995.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of

Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and

Radiation.

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Acid Rain Program: Notice of Draft

Written Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of draft written

exemptions.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency is issuing draft

written exemptions from Acid Rain

permitting and monitoring requirements

to 69 utility units in accordance with

the Acid Rain Program regulations (40

CFR part 72). Because the Agency does

not anticipate receiving adverse

comments, the exemptions are also

being issued as a direct final action in

the notice of written exemptions

published elsewhere in today’s Federal

Register.

DATES: Comments on the exemptions

proposed by this action must be

received on or before May 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Send comments

to the following addresses:

For plants in Maine and

Massachusetts: Linda Murphy, Division

Director, Air, Pesticides and Toxics

Management Division, EPA Region 1,

JFK Building, One Congress St., Boston,

MA 02203.

For plants in Florida and South

Carolina: Brian Beals, Air, Pesticides

and Toxics Management Division, EPA

Region 4, 345 Courtland St., NE,

Atlanta, GA, 30365.

For plants in Illinois, Indiana,

Michigan and Ohio: David Kee,

Director, Air and Radiation Division,

EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,

Chicago, IL 60604.

For plants in Iowa and Nebraska,

William A. Spratlin, Director, Air and

Toxics Division, EPA Region 7, 726

Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101.

Submit comments in duplicate and

identify the exemption to which the

comments apply, the commenter’s

name, address, and telephone number,

and the commenter’s interest in the

matter and affiliation, if any, to the

owners and operators of the unit

covered by the exemption.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

plants in Maine and Massachusetts, Ian

Cohen, (617) 565–3029; for plants in

Florida and South Carolina, Scott Davis,

(404) 347–5014; for plants in Michigan,

Beth Valenziano, (312) 886–2703; for

plants in Illinois, Cecilia Mijares, (312)

886–0968; for plants in Indiana,

Genevieve Nearmyer, (312) 353–4761;

for plants in Ohio, Franklin Echevarria,

(312) 886–9653; for plants in Iowa and

Nebraska, Jon Knodel, (913) 551–7599.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If no

significant, adverse comments are

timely received, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to these draft

written exemptions and the exemptions

issued as a direct final action in the

notice of written exemptions published

elsewhere in today’s Federal Register

will automatically become final on the

date specified in that notice. If

significant, adverse comments are

timely received on any exemption, that

exemption in the notice of written

exemptions will be withdrawn and all

public comment received on that

exemption will be addresssed in a

subsequent final notice based on the

relevant exemption in this notice of

draft written exemptions. Because the

Agency will not institute a second

comment period on this notice of draft

written exemptions, any parties

interested in commenting should do so

during this comment period.

For further information and a detailed

description of the exemptions, see the

information provided in the notice of

written exemptions elsewhere in today’s

Federal Register.

Dated: March 27, 1995.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of

Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and

Radiation.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

260–5076 OR (202) 260–5075.

Weekly receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements Filed March 20, 1995

Through March 24, 1995 Pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 950101, DRAFT EIS, USA, MA,

Army Material Technology Laboratory

Reuse and Disposal, Implementation,

Town of Watertown, Middlesex,

Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex Counties,

MA, Due: May 15, 1995, Contact:

James Davidson (703) 274–5510.

EIS No. 950102, DRAFT EIS, USA, IN,

Jefferson Proving Ground Disposal

and Reuse, Implementation, Town of

Madison, Jefferson, Jennings and

Ripley Counties, IN, Due: May 15,

1995, Contact: James Davidson (703)

274–5510.

EIS No. 950103, FINAL EIS, IBR, AZ,

Glen Canyon Dam Operation,

Implementation, Colorado River

Storage Project, Funding and COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, Coconino

County, AZ, Due: May 01, 1995,

Contact: Gordon S. Lind (801) 524–

5479.

EIS No. 950104, DRAFT EIS, AFS, VT,

Mad River Water Withdrawal and

Sugarbush South Snowmaking and

Trail Improvement Project, Approval,

Special-Use and COE Section 404

Permit Issuance, Green Mountain

National Forest, Washington County,

VT, Due: May 15, 1995, Contact:

Samuel M. Emmons (802) 747–6757.

EIS No. 950105, FINAL EIS, FHW, OR,

Mill Creek/West Sixth Street Bridge

Replacement, Funding, The Dalles,