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the technical assistance required, tribal

resources which may be applied to the

need, and suggested provider, if known.

The resolution must state clearly that

the assistance is needed for developing,

implementing, or managing an

investment plan under the provisions of

this authority.

(b) Tribes requesting funds for

technical assistance must send a

completed SF–424, APPLICATION FOR

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, and SF–424A,

BUDGET INFORMATION, along with a

tribal resolution, detailing the assistance

specifically requested, and the

suggested provider to our address in

Section 144.13.

(c) We will make grants subject to

funds availability. We will publish a

notice in the Federal Register

concerning the availability of funding,

deadlines for grants, the application

process, and approval criteria. If

funding is limited, grants will be

awarded based on criteria that we feel

will best meet the intent of the Act. We

will consult with tribes in determining

annual criteria. Unsolicited grant

requests will not be accepted.

§ 144.44 What action will the Department

take on requests for technical assistance?

We will respond in writing to all

requests for technical assistance and

grants, advising of decision, availability

of appropriate expertise and funding,

and anticipated delivery of the service.

Dated: May 8, 1996.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–12143 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[OH90–1–7255b; FRL–5500–6]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plan; Ohio

AGENCY: United States Environmental

Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(USEPA) proposes to conditionally

approve a revision to the Ohio State

Implementation Plan (SIP) to meet the

requirements of the USEPA

transportation conformity rule. The

Transportation conformity SIP revisions

enable the State of Ohio to implement

and enforce the Federal transportation

conformity requirements at the State or

local level.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be received by June 17,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section,

Regulation Development Branch (AR–

18J), USEPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604–

3590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Morris at (312) 353–8656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the Direct

Final notice which is located in the

Rules section of this Federal Register.

Copies of the request are available for

inspection at the following address:

(Please telephone Patricia Morris at

(312) 353–8656 before visiting the

Region 5 office.) EPA, Region 5, Air and

Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604–

3590.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

Valdas V. Adamkus,

Regional Administrator.

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40 CFR Part 52

[PA 078–4019b; FRL–5467–7]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Pennsylvania; Approval of SourceSpecific VOC and NOX RACT and

Synthetic Minor Permit Conditions,

and 1990 Baseyear Emissions for One

Source

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the

purpose of establishing VOC and NOX

RACT for eleven sources, federally

enforceable conditions on three sources

to make them synthetic minor sources,

and approving the 1990 emissions for

one source in the Pittsburgh 1990

baseyear emission inventory. This

action affects a total of 14 sources. In the

Final Rules section of this Federal

Register, EPA is approving the State’s

SIP revision as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

SIP revision and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule and the accompanying technical

support document. If no adverse

comments are received in response to

this proposed rule, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this rule. If

EPA receives adverse comments, the

direct final rule will be withdrawn and

all public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. EPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time. If adverse comments are

received that do not pertain to all

documents subject to this rulemaking

action, those documents not affected by

the adverse comments will be finalized

in the manner described here. Only

those documents that receive adverse

comments will be withdrawn in the

manner described here.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by June 17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to Marcia L.

Spink, Associate Director, Air Programs,

Mailcode 3AT00, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region III, 841

Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19107. Copies of the

documents relevant to this action are

available for public inspection during

normal business hours at the Air,

Radiation, and Toxics Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; and

the Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air

Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400

Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia H. Stahl, (215) 597–9337, at the

EPA Region III office or via e-mail at

stahl.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov. While

information may be requested via email, comments must be submitted in

writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information, pertaining to this action

(VOC and NOX RACT approval,

synthetic minor approval, and approval

of 1990 emissions for one source in the

Pittsburgh 1990 baseyear emissions

inventory) affecting 14 sources in

Pennsylvania, provided in the Direct

Final action of the same title which is

located in the Rules and Regulations

Section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

W.T. Wisniewski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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40 CFR Part 52

[OR47–11–7052b; FRL–5504–9]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans: Oregon

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of

Oregon for the establishment of

transportation conformity rules to

ensure that Federal actions conform to

the appropriate SIP. The SIP revision

was submitted by the State to satisfy

certain Federal Clean Air Act

requirements. In the Final Rules Section

of this Federal Register, the EPA is

approving the State’s SIP revision as a

direct final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial revision amendment

and anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule. If no

adverse comments are received in

response to this proposed rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this rule. If the EPA receives

adverse comments, the direct final rule

will be withdrawn and all public

comments received will be addressed in

a subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. The EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this action.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by June 17,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Montel Livingston,

Environmental Protection Specialist

(OAQ–107), Office of Air Quality, at the

EPA Regional Office listed below.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

proposed rule are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations. The

interested persons wanting to examine

these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

The addresses are: EPA, Region 10,

Office of Air Quality (OAQ–107), 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101; State

of Oregon, Department of

Environmental Quality, 811 S.W. 6th

Avenue, Portland, OR 97204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Elson, EPA, Region 10, Office of

Air Quality (OAQ–107), 1200 Sixth

Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553–

1463.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action which is located in the Rules

Section of this Federal Register.

Dated: May 2, 1996.

Chuck Clarke,

Regional Administrator.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 180

[PP–5E04568/P653; FRL–5365–3]

RIN 2070–AB18

2-Propene-1-Sulfonic Acid, Sodium

Salt, Polymer With Ethenol and Ethenyl

Acetate; Tolerance Exemption

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

establish an exemption from the

requirement of a tolerance for residues

of 2-propene-1-sulfonic acid, sodium

salt, polymer with ethenol and ethenyl

acetate (CAS Reg. No. 107568-10-5)

when used as an inert ingredient

(binding agent) in pesticide

formulations applied to growing crops

or to raw agricultural commodities after

harvest, under 40 CFR 180.1001(c) and

applied to animals under 40 CFR

180.1001(e). This proposed regulation

was requested by Japan Technical

Information Center on behalf of Nippon

Goshei (U.S.A.) Co., Ltd.

DATES: Written comments, identified by

the document control number [PP–

5E04568/P653], must be received on or

before June 17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to: Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring

comments to: Rm. 1132 CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1

file format or ASCII file format. All

comments and data in electronic form

must be identified by the docket number

PP-5E04568/P653. No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail. Electronic

comments on this proposed rule may be

filed online at many Federal Depository

Libraries. Additional information on

electronic submissions can be found in

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this notice may be claimed

confidential by marking any part or all

of that information as ‘‘Confidential

Business Information’’ (CBI).

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 CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Dr. Bipin Gandhi, Registration

Support Branch, Registration Division

(7505W), Environmental Protection

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

DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: 2800 Crystal Drive, North

Tower, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202,

(703) 308–8380, e-mail:

gandhi.bipin@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Japan

Technical Information Center, 775

South 23rd Street, Arlington, VA 22202,

submitted pesticide petition (PP)

5E04568 to EPA requesting that the

Administrator, pursuant to section

408(e) of the Federal Food Drug, and

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 346

a(e)), propose to amend 40 CFR part

180.1001(c) and (e) by establishing an

exemption from the requirement of

tolerance for residues of 2-propene-1-

sulfonic acid, sodium salt, polymer with

ethenol and ethenyl acetate when used

as an inert ingredient (binding agent) in

pesticide formulations applied to

growing crops or to raw agricultural

commodities after harvest and applied

to animals. Inert ingredients are all

ingredients that are not active

ingredients as defined in 40 CFR

153.125, and include, but are not

limited to, the following types of

ingredients (except when they have a

pesticidal efficacy of their own):

solvents such as alcohols and

hydrocarbons; surfactants such as

polyoxyethylene polymers and fatty

acids; carriers such as clay and

diatomaceous earth; thickeners such as

carrageenan and modified cellulose;

wetting, spreading, and dispersing

agents; propellants in aerosol

dispensers; microencapsulating agents;