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person whose name appears on the

official service list. Further, if a party or

intercedar files comments or documents

with the Commission relating to the

merits of an issue that may affect the

responsibilities of a particular resource

agency, they must also serve a copy of

the document on that resource agency.

Site Visit: A project tour is planned

for June 4th and 5th. Those who wish

to attend contact David Schwall of

PacifiCorp at (503) 464–5345 by May

31st to sign up and receive further

information and directions. Attendees

will meet at the North Umpqua Forest

Office located at 2900 Stewart Parkway

at 8:00 am.

For Further Information Contact:

Vince Yearick, FERC–OHL (202) 219–

3073.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11592 Filed 5–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Project No. 10813–011]

City of Summerville; Notice of

Availability of Draft Environmental

Assessment

April 30, 1996.

A draft environmental assessment

(DEA) is available for public review.

The DEA is for an application to amend

the Summerville Hydroelectric Project.

The application is to (1) substitute two

turbine/generator units for the four units

in the license; (2) revise the project

boundary to include 9.6 miles of new

transmission line in place of the

licensed 8-mile transmission line; and

(3) delete license article 303. The

proposed amendment would not affect

project capacity. The licensee requested

the amendment because the original

proposal was not economically feasible.

The DEA finds that approval of the

application would not constitute a

major federal action significantly

affecting the quality of the human

environment. The Summerville

Hydroelectric Project is located on the

Gauley River in Nicholas County, West

Virginia.

The DEA was written by staff in the

Office of Hydropower Licensing,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Copies of the DEA can be viewed at the

Commission’s Reference and

Information Center, 888 First Street NE.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. Copies can

also be obtained by calling the project

manager listed below.

Please submit any comments within

20 days from the date of this notice. Any

comments, conclusions, or

recommendations that draw upon

studies, reports or other working papers

of substance should be supported by

appropriate documentation.

Comments should be addressed to

Lois D. Cashell, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street NE., Washington, D.C.

20426. Please affix Project No. 10813–

011 to all comments. For further

information, please contact the project

manager, Heather Campbell, at (202)

219–3097.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11593 Filed 5–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5502–3]

Responsiveness Summary to

Comments on Proposed De Minimis

Settlements, Peerless Industrial Paint

Coatings Site, St. Louis, MO

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Publication of the summary of

comments on proposed de minimis

settlements, Peerless Industrial Paint

Coatings Site, St. Louis, Missouri.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

has proposed de minimis settlements

with four potentially responsible parties

(PRPs) at the Peerless Industrial Paint

Coatings Site in St. Louis, Missouri.

These settlements have been proposed

pursuant to Section 122(g)(1)(B) of the

Comprehensive Environmental,

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980 as amended by the

Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C.

9622(g)(1)(B) (CERCLA). The comment

period for the proposed de minimis

settlements was open from December

13, 1995 to January 12, 1996. EPA

received one comment during the

comment period from Boise Cascade

Corporation. In addition, EPA received

a telephone call and a letter from Boise

Cascade Corporation on or about

November 16 and November 20, 1995.

In its comment letter of January 8, 1996,

Boise Cascade Corporation first

questions EPA’s decision not to inform

it and other potentially responsible

parties (PRPs) of the negotiation of the

de minimis settlements until after the

settlements were reached. Secondly, it

questions the identity of other parties

EPA considered to be eligible for a de

minimis settlements and why any other

settlements with de minimis parties

were not negotiated. Thirdly, it objects

to the de minimis settlements because it

does not know the basis that EPA used

for determining which PRPs were

eligible for the de minimis settlements,

the method for accounting for the

orphan share, nor the premiums paid by

the de minimis parties.

EPA’s Response to Boise Cascade

Corporation’s Comments: No New

information Was Provided

To address Boise Cascade

Corporation’s first comment, Section

122(i)(1) of CERCLA provides that a

public comment period shall be

provided in the Federal Register for any

settlements reached pursuant to Section

122(g) of CERCLA. There is no statutory

requirement that PRPs be notified in

advance of the published notice in the

Federal Register nor be a participant in

EPA’s negotiations of de minimis

settlements, to which they are not a

party. After negotiations with the de

minimis parties are concluded, the

public comment period provided by

Section 122(i)(1) of CERCLA is the

process for EPA to receive comments.

To address the second and third

comments, Section 122(g)(1)(A) of

CERCLA allows de minimis settlements

to be offered if the settlements involve

a minor portion of the response costs at

the Site and the amount and toxicity of

the hazardous substances contributed to

the Site by the party are minimal. EPA

made a settlement offer to those de

minimis parties that generated 1.665%

or less of the hazardous substances that

were removed from the Site. The

calculation was based upon

documentation developed during the

removal action which attributed waste

by each contributor. The toxicity of all

the hazardous substances found at the

Site was relatively the same; the

hazardous substances at the Site

demonstrated the characteristic of

ignitability. The information described

herein that Boise Cascade Corporation

seeks regarding the identity of de

minimis parties, information

determining the eligibility of de minimis

parties, and premiums paid is public

information; Boise Cascade Corporation

could have requested such information

prior to making its comment.

To address the remaining issues

raised in the third comment, EPA has

not determined that an orphan share

exists. EPA would account for the

orphan share during the allocation pilot

process that this Site is scheduled to

undergo as part of EPA’s administrative

reforms. The de minimis settlements

agreements reveal the premiums paid; a

premium was calculated on the basis of

anticipated future costs and the de
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minimis parties’ contribution of

hazardous substances that were

removed from the Site. Due to

exceptional circumstances, liability of

parties and future costs were readily

and fairly identifiable.

Boise Cascade Corporation has offered

no new information in its comments to

cause EPA to alter its decision to enter

into the proposed de minimis

settlements.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

William Rice,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–11479 Filed 5–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[OPPTS–44625; FRL–5365–4]

TSCA Chemical Testing; Receipt of

Test Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s

receipt of data from a test designed to

determine the presence of

polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and

polychlorinated dibenzofurans in

chloranil (CAS No. 118–75–2). These

data were submitted pursuant to a final

test rule issued by EPA under section 4

of the Toxic Substances Control Act

(TSCA). Publication of this notice is in

compliance with section 4(d) of TSCA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan B. Hazen, Director,

Environmental Assistance Division

(7408), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. E–543B, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 554–1404,

TDD (202) 554–0551; e-mail:TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

4(d) of TSCA requires EPA to publish a

notice in the Federal Register reporting

the receipt of test data submitted

pursuant to test rules promulgated

under section 4(a) within 15 days after

these data are received by EPA.

I. Test Data Submissions

Test data were submitted by Chugai

Boyeki (America) Corporation for their

chloranil pursuant to a TSCA section 4

test rule at 40 CFR Part 766 and were

received by EPA on March 26, 1996.

The submission includes a final report

entitled ‘‘Analysis of Polychlorinated

Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated

Dibenzofurans in Chloranil.’’ The

testing was conducted to determine the

presence of polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxins and dibenzofurans in chloranil,

a chemical used in the production of

pigments and dyes, and as a binding

agent in the production of tires. EPA

promulgated this test rule because of

concern that certain organic chemicals

may be contaminated by

polyhalogenated dibenzo-p-dioxins and/

or polyhalogenated dibenzofurans and

may present an unreasonable risk of

injury to human health or the

environment.

EPA has initiated its review and

evaluation process for this data

submission. At this time, the Agency is

unable to provide any determination as

to the completeness of the submission.

II. Public Record

EPA has established a public record

for this TSCA section 4(d) receipt of

data notice (docket number OPPTS–

44625). This record includes a copy of

the study reported in this notice. The

record is available for inspection from

12 noon to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except legal holidays, in the

TSCA Public Docket Office, Rm. B–607

Northeast Mall, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Test data.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Charles M. Auer,

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 96–11618 Filed 5–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections Being Reviewed by FCC

For Extension Under Delegated

Authority 5 CFR Part 1320 authority,

comments requested

May 1, 1996.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following proposed and/or continuing

information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. No

person shall be subject to any penalty

for failing to comply with a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) that does not

display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commissions

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. The FCC is

reviewing the following information

collection requirements for possible 3-

year extension under delegated

authority 5 CFR 1320, authority

delegated to the Commission by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB).

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before July 8, 1996. If

you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESS: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications, Room 234, 1919 M

St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to dconway@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Dorothy

Conway at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0576.

Title: Application for Renewal of

Amateur Radio Station License.

Form No.: FCC 610R.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals.

Number of Respondents: 2,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5

minutes.

Total Annual Burden: 168 hours.

Needs and Uses: Amateur Radio

Service licensees are required to apply

for renewal of their radio station license

every ten years. In lieu of filing a ‘‘long’’

form (FCC 610), the Commission allows

this ‘‘short’’ form renewal to be filed.

This form is computer generated and

sent to licensees near the end of their

ten year license term. They can renew

simply by signing and returning the

application as opposed to answering

several questions on the ‘‘long’’ form.

Commission personnel will use this

data to determine eligibility for radio

station renewal authorization and to

issue a license. Data is also used by