18728 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 83 / Monday, April 29, 1996 / Notices

h. Contacts:

Sharon Rodgers, Esq., Corporate

Counsel, Graniteville Company,

P.O. Box 128, Graniteville, SC

29829

Ms. Cynthia Carney Johnson, Esq,

Attorney for Transferee, King &

Spalding, 120 West 45th Street,

New York, NY 10036–4003 (212)

556–2100.

i. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles,

(202) 219–2671.

j. Comment Date: May 24, 1996.

k. Description of the Proposed Action:

The licensee, Graniteville Company,

seeks to transfer the project license to

Avondale Mills, Inc.

l. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, C,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

date for the particular application.

C. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any of the above-named documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, at the abovementioned address. A copy of any

notice of intent, competing application

or motion to intervene must also be

served upon each representative of the

Applicant specified in the particular

application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–10465 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5459–8]

Common Sense Initiative Council

(CISC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Life Cycle Management/

Supplier Partnership Project Team, of

the Automobile Manufacturing Sector

Subcommittee of the Common Sense

Initiative, recognizes that opportunities

exist to reduce the overall

environmental impacts of automobile

manufacturing by engaging in life cycle

management with its suppliers. The

Project Team goals are to: develop

principles and strategies for the

application of life cycle management in

the automobile manufacturing sector as

a means of further reducing

environmental impacts in an

economically efficient manner; and

demonstrate or pilot test the principles

and strategies through manufacturer/

supplier partnerships in a manner that

produces positive results (i.e., cleaner,

cheaper, smarter) and is applicable to

and beneficial for the whole sector. To

this end, an automotive supplier sector,

instrument panels (excluding heating/

air conditioning and the electronic

components), was identified to bring

into this project. The EPA and Project

Team are soliciting the interest of

instrument panel suppliers in this

project. Further, EPA and the Project

Team are asking instrument panel

suppliers who wish to participate in this

project to identify themselves.

DATES: Please respond by no later than

May 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: If desired, written

submissions must be sent to: Ms. Julie

Lynch (7409); Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics; Environmental

Protection Agency; 401 M Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Julie Lynch; telephone number: 202–

260–4000; Internet:

lynch.julie@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

As a part of the Automobile

Manufacturing Sector Subcommittee of

the Common Sense Initiative (CSI), the

Life Cycle Management/Supplier

Partnership (LCM/SP) Project Team is:

(1) Developing principles and

strategies for the application of life cycle

management in the automobile

manufacturing sector as a means of

further reducing environmental impacts

in an economically efficient manner.

(2) Demonstrating the principles and

strategies of life cycle management in

automotive manufacturing through

manufacturer/supplier partnerships in a

manner that produces positive results

(i.e., cleaner, cheaper, smarter) and is

applicable to and beneficial for the

whole sector.

The CSI is an EPA sponsored program

to involve stakeholders in the

identification of ‘‘cleaner, cheaper, and

smarter’’ solutions to environmental

challenges. The CSI encompasses six

industrial sectors including automobile

manufacturing. There are a number of

projects being conducted within the CSI

Automobile Manufacturing Sector

involving alternative regulatory system

development, community-based

technical assistance and involvement,

input on existing regulations, as well as

the development and demonstration of

principles and strategies for life cycle

management through a pilot project

utilizing a manufacturer/supplier

partnership. The Project Team involved

in the LCM/SP was initially established

in January of 1995 with the creation of

CSI and has representatives from auto

manufacturers and trade associations,

EPA, state environmental agencies, and

environmental and community groups.

II. The Life Cycle Management/Supplier

Partnership Project

The LCM/SP Project Team

participants have come together to

discuss and develop pre-competitive

approaches to reduce costs and the

environmental impacts along the supply

chain of auto assembly plants. The

Team worked to identify and select a

particular automotive supply sector to

bring into the project. Tier I instrument

panels (referred to hereafter as

instrument panels), excluding the

electronic and heating/air conditioning

components, were selected.

The EPA and the Project Team are

soliciting the interest of instrument

panel suppliers in this project. Further,

EPA and the Project Team are asking

instrument panel suppliers who may

wish to participate in this project to

identify themselves.
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Project partners will work together to:

• Develop life cycle management

principles and strategies concerning the

supply of parts and materials to auto

companies;

• Design a pilot project workplan to

test the life cycle management

principles and strategies for the supply

chain of an automotive component;

• Implement the pilot project; and

• Document lessons learned through

the revision of the life cycle

management principles and strategies.

The instrument panel supply sector

was targeted based on a number of

criteria including current use of life

cycle management, opportunities for

partnerships, opportunities to reduce

environmental impacts at the assembly

plant and along the supply chain, and

the potential to improve environmental

quality in minority and economically

disadvantaged neighborhoods.

As a stakeholder (i.e., one with a stake

in the development and outcome) in

this area, interested instrument panel

suppliers could realize a number of

benefits. In order to remain competitive

and reduce costs, auto manufacturers

are developing new management

systems to streamline the auto design

and assembly process. These new

systems will have a direct affect on the

supplier’s relationship with the auto

manufacturer. Participation in this

project offers suppliers a chance to

cooperate with auto manufacturers in

their environmental management

programs. More specifically, the project

will develop and demonstrate a model

which:

• Seeks to identify cost avoidances

and savings for both suppliers and

manufacturers, offering participants the

financial benefits of LCM;

• Suppliers can use the work with the

auto manufacturers in developing

environmental management approaches,

such as those being proposed under the

International Organization for

Standardization’s forum;

• Considers policies and practices

and develops principles and strategies

for a new relationship with auto

manufacturers that incorporates supply

considerations early in the product

design and throughout the assembly of

the car; and

• Identifies potential pollution

prevention benefits such as reduced

environmental and occupational

liabilities, reduced waste treatments and

disposal costs, and, etc.

Participants in this project are

expected to exhibit a willingness to

come to the table to discuss, develop,

and test life cycle management

principles and strategies in a precompetitive environment with the other

Project Team members. Those who

choose to participate will do so with the

understanding that the work of the

Project Team will be made publicly

available. Generally, team meetings are

held monthly. A one year time period is

envisioned for this project.

Dated: April 10, 1996.

Carol Kemker,

Designated Federal Officer, CSI Auto

Manufacturing Sector.

[FR Doc. 96–10538 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[FRL–5464–1]

Effluent Guidelines Task Force Open

Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Effluent Guidelines Task

Force, an EPA advisory committee, will

hold a meeting to discuss the Agency’s

Effluent Guidelines Program. The

meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Tuesday, May 7, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, May 8, 1996,

from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

at the DuPont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New

Hampshire Avenue NW., Washington,

D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Randolph, Office of Water

(4303), 401 M Street SW., Washington,

D.C. 20460; telephone (202) 260–5373,

fax (202) 260–7185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Environmental

Protection Agency gives notice of a

meeting of the Effluent Guidelines Task

Force (EGTF). The EGTF is a

subcommittee of the National Advisory

Council for Environmental Policy and

Technology (NACEPT), the external

policy advisory board to the

Administrator of EPA.

The EGTF was established in July of

1992 to advise EPA on the Effluent

Guidelines Program, which develops

regulation for dischargers of industrial

wastewater pursuant to Title III of the

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).

The Task Force consists of members

appointed by EPA from industry, citizen

groups, state and local government, the

academic and scientific communities,

and EPA regional offices. The Task

Force was created to offer advice to the

Administrator on the long-term strategy

for the effluent guidelines program, and

particularly to provide

recommendations on a process for

expediting the promulgation of effluent

guidelines. The Task Force generally

does not discuss specific effluent

guideline regulations currently under

development.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Limited seating for the public is

available on a first-come, first-served

basis. The public may submit written

comments to the Task Force regarding

improvements to the Effluent

Guidelines program. Comments should

be sent to Beverly Randolph at the

above address. Comments submitted by

May 3, 1996 will be considered by the

Task Force at or subsequent to the

meeting.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

Eric Strassler,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 96–10534 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[FRL–5463–8]

Proposed Settlement Under Section

122 (h) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act of 1980

(CERCLA), as Amended, 42 U.S.C.

9622(h), Chemical Commodities, Inc.

Superfund Site, Kansas City, KS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed

administrative settlement.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is proposing to enter into an

administrative settlement under Section

122(h) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), to resolve

the liability of Aeronca, Inc.,

AlliedSignal Inc., Alliant Techsystems

Inc., Lake Road Warehouse, McDonnell

Douglas Corporation, Minnesota Mining

and Manufacturing Company, Rockwell

International Corporation, Veterinary

Laboratories, the Defense Logistics

Agency and the General Services

Administration for costs incurred by the

EPA in connection with response

actions taken at the Chemical

Commodities, Inc. Site at 43 Kansas

Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas (‘‘the

Site’’).

DATES: Written comments must be

provided on or before May 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Regional

Administrator, United States

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue,