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13. New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection for the use of

metolachlor on spinach to control

weeds; April 3, 1996, to October 31,

1996. (Margarita Collantes)

14. Oregon Department of Agriculture

for the use of bifenthrin on canola to

control aphids; April 15, 1996, to July

31, 1996. (Andrea Beard)

15. Oregon Department of Agriculture

for the use of fenarimol on hazelnuts to

control eastern filbert blight; April 29,

1996, to May 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)

16. Oregon Department of Agriculture

for the use of lactofen on snap beans to

control nightshade and pigweed; April

3, 1996, to July 31, 1996. (Dave Deegan)

17. Oregon Department of Agriculture

for the use of fenoxycarb on pears to

control pear psylla; April 1, 1996, to

May 1, 1996. (Pat Cimino)

18. Oregon Department of Agriculture

for the use of pirimicarb on alfalfa

grown for seed to control lygus bugs and

aphids; April 8, 1996, to August 31,

1996. A notice published in the Federal

Register of April 24, 1996 (61 FR

18141). Pirimicarb is the only known

pesticide that provides control of aphids

and lygus bugs without inflicting harm

to Native Bee population following

application. (Margarita Collantes)

19. Washington Department of

Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin on

canola to control aphids; April 15, 1996,

to August 15, 1996. (Andrea Beard)

20. Washington Department of

Agriculture for the use of primisulfuronmethyl on blue grass, grown for seed to

control quackgrass, windgrass, and

other weeds; April 15, 1996, to

November 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)

21. Washington Department of

Agriculture for the use of fenoxycarb on

pears to control pear psylla; April 1,

1996, to May 1, 1996. (Pat Cimino)

22. Washington Department of

Agriculture for the use of metolachlor

on spinach to control grasses; April 1,

1996, to July 1, 1996. (Margarita

Collantes)

The following States listed below

were granted emergency exemptions for

the use of dimethomorph, cymoxanil,

and propamocarb hydrochloride on

potatoes to control late blight; April 4,

1996, to April 3, 1997, except for

Florida whose effective date is May 18,

1996, to May 17, 1997.

1. Colorado Department of

Agriculture.

2. Delaware Department of

Agriculture.

3. Florida Department of Agriculture

and Consumer Services.

4. Idaho Department of Agriculture.

5. Maine Department of Agriculture.

6. Maryland Department of

Agriculture.

7. Massachusetts Department of

Food and Agriculture.

8. Michigan Department of

Agriculture.

9. Minnesota Department of

Agriculture.

10. Montana Department of

Agriculture.

11. New York Department of

Environmental Conservation.

12. North Carolina Department of

Agriculture.

13. North Dakota Department of

Agriculture.

14. Ohio Department of Agriculture.

15. Oregon Department of

Agriculture.

16. Pennsylvania Department of

Agriculture.

17. Washington Department of

Agriculture.

18. Wisconsin Department of

Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection. (Libby Pemberton)

Crisis exemptions were initiated by

the:

1. Idaho Department of Agriculture on

March 25, 1996, for the use of carboxin

on lentils to control ascochyta blight.

This program has ended. (Andrea Beard)

2. Idaho Department of Agriculture on

March 25, 1996, for the use of

thiabendazole on lentils to control

ascochyta blight. This program has

ended. (Andrea Beard)

3. Washington Department of

Agriculture on March 22, 1996, for the

use of carboxin on lentils to control

ascochyta blight. This program has

ended. (Andrea Beard)

4. Washington Department of

Agriculture on March 22, 1996, for the

use of thiabendazole on lentils to

control ascochyta blight. This program

has ended. (Andrea Beard)

5. United States Department of

Agriculture on March 25, 1996, for the

use of methyl bromide on conveyances,

mechanized farm equipment, grain

elevator and structures used for storing

and handling wheat and wheat grain

and plant or soil debris to control karnal

bunt. This program is expected to last

until 1999. (Libby Pemberton)

EPA has granted quarantine

exemptions to the:

1. United States Department of

Agriculture for the use of sodium

hypochloride on surfaces to control

animal diseases; April 15, 1996, to April

15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)

2. United States Department of

Agriculture for the use of sodium

carbonate on aircraft surfaces to control

animal diseases; April 15, 1996, to April

15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)

3. United States Department of

Agriculture for the use of sodium

carbonate on semen containers to

control animal diseases; April 15, 1996,

to April 15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)

4. United States Department of

Agriculture for the use of methyl

bromide on fallow fields and small plots

of land to control witchweed in North

Carolina and South Carolina; April 26,

1996, to April 25, 1999. (Libby

Pemberton)

5. United States Department of

Agriculture for the use of sodium

hydroxide on surfaces, containers, hay

and straw to control animal diseases;

April 15, 1996, to April 15, 1999. (Dave

Deegan)

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: June 7, 1996.

Susan Lewis,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5522–7]

Strategic Plan for the Office of

Research and Development

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Correction—Notice of

Availability.

SUMMARY: On June 7, 1996 EPA

announced the availability of the

Strategic Plan for the Office of Research

and Development (EPA–600/R–96/059),

prepared by the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of

Research and Development (ORD). The

Federal Register Notice (61 FR 29099)

contained an incorrect phone number

for interested parties to obtain a copy of

the Strategic Plan. The correct phone

number is (513) 569–7562, or you may

fax your request to (513) 569–7566. The

Strategic Plan describes the process and

criteria for selecting ORD’s high priority

research and defines the foundation for

ORD’s management and budget

planning process.

DATES: The Strategic Plan for the Office

of Research and Development was made

available to the public on June 7, 1996.

Interested parties can now access the

Executive Summary of the Plan or the

entire Plan via the Internet on the ORD

Home Page (http://www.epa.gov/ORD).

ADDRESSES: The document is available

for inspection at the EPA Headquarters

Library, Waterside Mall, 401 M Street

SW., Washington, DC. EPA Library

hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday
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through Friday, excluding holidays.

Interested parties can obtain a single

copy of the Strategic Plan by contacting:

ORD Publications Office, Technology

Transfer Division, National Risk

Management Research Lab, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 26

W. Martin Luther King Drive,

Cincinnati, OH 45268; Telephone: (513–

569–7562) or facsimile: (513) 569–7566.

Please provide your name and mailing

address, and request the document by

the title and EPA Document No. (EPA–

600/R–96/059). A limited number of

paper copies will be available from this

source, and requests will be filled on a

first come-first served basis. After the

supply is exhausted, copies of the

Strategic Plan can be purchased from

the National Technical Information

Service (NTIS) by calling (703) 487–

4650 or sending a facsimile to (703)

321–8547. The NTIS order number for

the Strategic Plan is (PB96–175385.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sherry Hawkins, Office of Research and

Science Integration, (8104), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Washington, D.C. 20460. Telephone

(202) 260–5593; Facsimile (202–260–

0106.)

Dated: June 13, 1996.

Dorothy E. Patton,

Director, Office of Research and Science

Integration.

[FR Doc. 96–15615 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Proposed Prospective

Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act, as Amended by the Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act;

in Re Indiana Woodtreating

Corporation Superfund Site,

Bloomington, IN

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980 (‘‘CERCLA’’), as amended,

notice is hereby given that a proposed

prospective purchaser agreement

concerning the Indiana Woodtreating

Corporation Superfund Site (‘‘the Site’’)

was issued by the Agency on March 19,

1996. Subject to review by the public

pursuant to this Notice, the agreement

was approved by the United States

Department of Justice on April 17, 1996.

Under the terms of the Agreement, CR

Corporation, the prospective purchaser

of the Site, has agreed to operate and

maintain a pump and treatment system

at the Site and to establish a trust fund

for the performance of these operation

and maintenance activities. This pump

and treatment system is designed to

prevent contamination of the

groundwater and surface water at the

Site. In exchange for these

commitments, the United States

covenants not to sue CR Corporation for

any and all civil liability for injunctive

relief or reimbursement of response

costs pursuant to Section 106 or 107(a)

of CERCLA with respect to the existing

contamination at the Site.

DATE: The Environmental Protection

Agency will receive written comments

relating to this settlement until July 19,

1996.

ADDRESS: Comments should be

addressed to the Docket Clerk, Mail

Code MFA–10J, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois,

60604–3590, and should refer to the

Indiana Woodtreating Corporation

Superfund Site, Bloomington, Indiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of the

settlement agreement and additional

background information relating to the

settlement are available for review and

may be obtained in person or by mail

from Richard M. Murawski, (312) 886–

6721, Assistant Regional Counsel (C–

29A), 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590.

Authority: The Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C.

Sections 9601–9675.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–15620 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comments Request

AGENCY: Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Extension Request—No Change.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission (EEOC) announces that it

intends to submit to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) a

request for an extension of the existing

collection as listed below.

DATES: Written comments on this notice

must be submitted on or before August

19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted to Frances M. Hart, Executive

Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission,

10th Floor, 1801 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20507. As a

convenience to commentators, the

Executive Secretariat will accept

comments transmitted by facsimile

(‘‘FAX’’) machine. The telephone

number of the FAX receiver is (202)

663–4114. (This is not a toll-free

number.) Only comments of six or fewer

pages will be accepted via FAX

transmittal. This limitation is necessary

to assure access to the equipment.

Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be

acknowledged, except that the sender

may request confirmation of receipt by

calling the Executive Secretariat staff at

(202) 663–4078 (voice) or (202) 663–

4074 (TDD). (These are not toll-free

telephone number.) Copies of comments

submitted by the public will be

available for review at the Commission’s

library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20507 between the

hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joachim Neckere, Director, Program

Research and Surveys Division, 1801 L

Street NW., Room 9222, Washington,

DC 20507, (202) 663–4958 (voice) or

(202) 663–7063 (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Collection Title: Equal Employment

Opportunity Employer Information

Report EEO–1.

Form Number: Standard Form 100.

Frequency of Report: Annually.

Type of Respondent: Private

employers with 100 or more employees

and certain federal government

contractors and first-tier subcontractors

with 50 or more employees.

Standard Industrial Classification

(SIC) Code: Multiple.

Description of Affected Public: IND/

HHID and Farms and Businesses/INST.

Responses: 126,700.

Reporting Hours: 463,700.

Federal Cost: $809,000.00.

Number of Forms: 1.

Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII of

the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8(c), requires

employers to make and keep records

relevant to a determination of whether

unlawful employment practices have

been or are being committed and to

make reports therefrom as required by

the EEOC. Pursuant to Title 29, Chapter

XIV, Subpart B, § 1602.7, employers in

the private sector with 100 or more