The Federal Register

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to General Rules and Regulations for Control of

Fri, Nov 23 2001 11:00:00 GMT

Due to receipt of adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule to approve revisions to Texas General Rules and Regulations for Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Sources and Modifications. In the direct final rule published September 24, 2001 (66 FR 48796), we stated that if we received adverse comment by October 24, 2001, the direct final rule would be withdrawn and would not take effect. The EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule also published on September 24, 2001 (66 FR 48850). The EPA subsequently received adverse comments on the direct final rule from Public Citizen and from Lowerre & Kelly, Attorneys at Law.

Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Whole Effluent Toxicity Test Methods;

Fri, Nov 23 2001 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule to revise and ratify its approval of several analytical test procedures measuring ``whole effluent toxicity.'' The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2001 (66 FR 49794), and the comment period was scheduled to end on November 27, 2001. The comment period will be extended for 45 days and will now end on January 11, 2002.

Access to Confidential Business Information by MacFadden & Associates, Inc.

Fri, Nov 23 2001 11:00:00 GMT

EPA will authorize its contractor, MacFadden & Associates, Inc. (MAI) to access confidential business information (CBI) which has been submitted to EPA under the authority of all sections of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended. EPA has issued regulations that outline business confidentiality provisions for the Agency and require all EPA Offices that receive information designated by the submitter as CBI to abide by these provisions. MAI will provide support to the Office of Solid Waste (OSW) in operating the RCRA CBI Center (CBIC), a secure storage area that contains all records/documents that are received by OSW with a claim of business confidentiality.

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

Fri, Nov 23 2001 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 May 18, 2001 (97 FR 27647).

Draft EISs

ERP No. DAFSJ65353MT Rating EC2, Threemile Stewardship Project, Proposed ShortTerm and LongTerm Vegetation and Road Management Activities, Ashland Ranger District, Custer National Forest, Powder and Rosebud Counties, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested more detailed descriptions of alternatives, treatment types, road construction and reconstruction and further explanation of how environmental or ecological considerations will be integrated into the stewardship contracting and oversight. EPA recommended

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

Fri, Nov 23 2001 11:00:00 GMT

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 5647167 or www.epa.gov/oeca/ofa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements filed November 12, 2001 through November 16, 2001 pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 010433, Final EIS, AFS, CO, NuclaTelluride Transmission Line Project, Permit Approval and Funding for Construction and Operation of a 115 kV Transmission Line between the Nucla Substation in Montrose County and either the Telluride or Sunshine Substations in San Miguel County, CO, Wait Period Ends: December 24, 2001, Contact: Steve Wells (970) 3274261.
EIS No. 010434, Draft EIS, COE, ID, WA, McNary Reservoir and Lower Snake River Reservoirs, To Maintain the Authorized Navigation Channel, Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP), Walla Walla District, Lower Snake River and Columbia River, ID and WA, Comment Per

Office of Research and Development; Board of Scientific Counselors Subcommittee Review of the National Exposure

Fri, Nov 23 2001 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2) notification is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Subcommittee will meet to review the National Exposure Research Laboratory.