The Federal Register

Approval of Revisions to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Title 33 Environmental Quality Part III;

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register of September 27, 2002 (67 FR 60871) a document approving revisions to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Title 33 Environmental Quality Part III; Air Chapter 6 Emission Reduction Credits Banking in Nonattainment Areas. This document corrects an error in the September 30, 2002, rulemaking action.

Imazamox; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the imazamox on all food commodities when applied/used as a herbicide. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR4) submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. After review of the available data, EPA determined that the toxicological profile for imazamox supports an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance; no adverse effects were observed in the submitted toxicological studies regardless of the route of exposure. Since this regulation eliminates the need to establish maximum permissible levels for residues of imazamox, the Agency is also deleting 40 CFR 180.508, which includes previously established maximum permissible levels for residues of imazamox.

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Rhode Island; One Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration for the Rhode

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The EPA is proposing to fully approve the one-hour ozone attainment demonstration State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Rhode Island serious ozone nonattainment area, submitted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Protection on January 27, 2003. This action is based on the requirements of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, related to onehour ozone attainment demonstrations.

Science Advisory Board; Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis; Request for Nominations for Additional

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

1. Action: Notice; request for nominations to add additional expertise to the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) for a Special Council Panel for the Review of the Third 812 Analysis and request for nominations for membership on the Council's two subcommittees, the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee and the Health and Ecological Effects Subcommittee (HEES). The Council is a separately chartered federal advisory committee, housed administratively in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board.

2. Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board is requesting nominations to: (a) add expertise to the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) for a Special Council Panel for the Review of the Third 812 Analysis (Special Council Panel); (b) the Council's Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS); and (c) the Council's Health and Ecological Effects Subcommittee (HEES).

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Eastern Research Group, Inc. and Geologics Corp.; Transfer of Data

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be tranferred to Eastern Research Group, Inc. and its subcontractor, Geologics Corp., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Eastern Research Group, Inc. and its subcontractor, Geologics Corp. have been awarded a contract to perform work for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), and access to this information will enable Eastern Research Group, Inc. and its subcontractor, Geologics Corp., to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at (202) 5647167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 12, 2002 (67 FR 17992).

Draft EISs

ERP No. DAFSH65014MO Rating EC2, Pineknot Woodland Restoration Project, Open Shortleaf Pine Woodland Restoration, Implementation, Doniphan/Eleven Point Ranger District, Mark Twain National Forest, Carter County, MO.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential impacts to air and water quality. EPA requests that the final EIS include more detailed information on criteria for assessment of soil and water mitigation measures, compliance of prescribed burns with a smoke/fire management plan and discussion of how the

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Tribal Pesticide and Special Projects; Request for Proposals

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), in coordination with the EPA regions, is soliciting pesticide and special project proposals from eligible Tribes and intertribal consortia for fiscal year (FY) 2003 funding. Under this program, cooperative agreement awards will provide financial assistance to eligible Tribal Governments or intertribal consortia to carry out projects that assess or reduce risks to human health and the environment from pesticide exposure. The total amount of funding available for award in FY 2003 is $445,500.

Boscalid; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of
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regulations for residues of boscalid in or on various food commodities.

Pyrimethanil; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of pyrimethanil in or on various food commodities.

Aspergillus flavus AF36; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish an Exemption from a Tolerance for a

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide microbial agent in or on various food commodities.

Notice of Proposed Settlement; Solitron Microwave Superfund Site, Port Salerno, FL

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) pursuant to section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, regarding the Solitron Microwave Superfund Site located in Port Salerno, Martin County, Florida. This Agreement is made and entered into by EPA and the Port Salerno Industrial Park, LLC (``PSIP''). The PPA concerns the acquisition by PSIP of certain real property presently owned by Solitron Devices, Inc. EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement for thirty (30) days. EPA may withdraw from or modify the proposed settlement should public comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate.

Copies of the proposed settlement are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, Waste Management Division, U.S. EPA, Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Stre

Issuance of a Final General Permit to the National Science Foundation for the Ocean Disposal of Man-Made Ice Piers

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is today issuing a general permit under sections 102(a) and 104(c) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the disposal at sea of manmade ice piers from its base at McMurdo Sound on Antarctica. McMurdo Station, which is located on the southern tip of Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island, is the largest of three stations in Antarctica operated by the National Science Foundation. This station is the logistics hub of the United States Antarctic Program. The majority of personnel and supplies destined for bases and field camps on Antarctica pass through McMurdo Station. In order to unload supplies, ships dock at an ice pier at McMurdo Station; this manmade pier has a normal life span of three to five years. At the end of its useful life, all transportable equipment, materials, and debris are removed, and the pier is cast loose from its moorings at the base and towed out to McMurdo Sound for disposal, where it melts naturally. Is

Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for Storm Water Discharges from

Fri, Feb 14 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Correction

In notice document 033240 beginning on page 6451 in the issue of Friday, February 7, 2003, make the following correction:

On page 6451, in the second column, under SUMMARY, in the eighth line, ``February 13, 2003'' should read, ``February 3, 2003''. [FR Doc. C33240 Filed 21303; 8:45 am]
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