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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Oregon; Removal of Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Oregon State Implementation Plan and repeal rules which are no longer required by the Clean Air Act. The revision consists of the repeal of Oregon's control technology guidelines for perchloroethylene (perc) dry cleaning systems and related definitions and provisions. Perc is a solvent commonly used in dry cleaning, maskant operations, and degreasing operations. In 1996, EPA excluded perc from the Federal definition of volatile organic compounds for the purpose of preparing state implementation plans to attain the national ambient air quality standards for ozone under title I of the Clean Air Act. Emissions from perc dry cleaners continue to be regulated as hazardous air pollutants under the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

Proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; and, in the Alternative, Proposed Standards of

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

EPA issued a proposed Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) concerning coal and oilfired electric utility steam generating units (power plants) on January 30, 2004,\1\ and a supplemental proposal on March 16, 2004.\2\ The proposed CAMR represents the firstever Federal action to regulate mercury (Hg) from this source category. The proposed rule presents two primary alternative approaches to regulating Hg and nickel (Ni) from power plants. EPA received numerous comments on its proposed regulatory approaches, including comments on the modeling results EPA obtained using the Integrated Planning Model (IPM), which is a model that predicts how the power sector will respond to a particular regulatory approach, and comments addressing the speciation of Hg. EPA is currently evaluating those comments to determine how the new data and information received in the comments, as described below, may affect the benefitcost analysis and regulatory options under consideration. Although we

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Oregon; Removal of Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

In this action, EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Oregon State Implementation Plan and repeal rules which are no longer required by the Clean Air Act. The revision consists of the repeal of Oregon's control technology guidelines for perchloroethylene (perc) dry cleaning systems. Perc is a solvent commonly used in dry cleaning, maskant operations, and degreasing operations. In 1996, EPA excluded perc from the Federal definition of volatile organic compounds for the purpose of preparing state implementation plans to attain the national ambient air quality standards for ozone under title I of the Clean Air Act. Emissions from perc dry cleaners continue to be regulated as hazardous air pollutants under the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on Ten Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following ten existing, approved, continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the purpose of renewing the ICRs. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collections as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning; Notice of Funds Availability

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is soliciting grant proposals from eligible entities to conduct activities to reduce incidences of childhood lead poisoning in vulnerable populations, including projects to: (1) Address areas with high incidences of elevated bloodlead levels; (2) identify and address areas with high potential for heretofore undocumented elevated blood lead levels; (3) develop tools to address unique and challenging issues in lead poisoning prevention; and (4) identify tools that are replicable and scalable for other areas. Activities eligible for funding include outreach and public education, data gathering, monitoring, training, inspections and assessments, demonstrations, and new, innovative approaches for identifying or reducing lead poisoning. EPA is awarding grants which will provide a total of approximately $750,000. The Agency anticipates awarding individual grants of $25,000 to $100,000. This grant program is open to a wide range of applicants, including state governments, local governments, federall

National Agricultural Workers Pesticide Safety Training and Education Program; Notice of Funds Availability

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals from eligible parties for an EPA cooperative agreement to provide financial assistance to an eligible organization to continue an effort to conduct a national trainthetrainer program to educate farmworkers about how to reduce risks from pesticides. As part of this program the grantee will train pesticide safety educators who will work with farmworker service organizations, growers, and other members of the agricultural community in key rural areas with high pesticide use and large numbers of farmworkers conducting pesticide safety programs for agricultural workers and their families. The total funding available for award in FY 2005, which represents funding set aside in FY 2004, is expected to be approximately $400,000. At the conclusion of the first 1 year period of performance and, based on the availability of future funding, incremental funding of up to $400,000 may be made available for each year allowing the project to conti

Jehl Cooperage Company Inc. Superfund Site; Notice of Settlement

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

Under section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an Agreement for Recovery of Past Cost (Agreement) at the Jehl Cooperage Company Inc Superfund Site (Site) located in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, with Unocal. EPA will consider public comments on the Agreement until January 3, 2005. EPA may withdraw from or modify the Agreement should such comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate the Agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. Copies of the Agreement are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Superfund Enforcement & Information Management Branch, Waste Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 5628887.

Written comment may be submitted to Paula V. Batchelor at the above address within 30 days of the date of publication.

Dated: November 16, 2004.
Rosalind Brown,

Middlesboro, Tannery Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed Settlement

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

Under section 122h(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental [[Page 69924]]
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an Agreement for Recovery of past response costs at the Middlesboro, Tannery Superfund Site located in Middlesboro, Bell county, Kentucky. EPA will consider public comments on the agreement until January 3, 2005. EPA may withdraw from or modify the Agreement should such comments disclose facts or consideration which indicate the Agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. Copies of the Agreement are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, (WMDSEIMB), 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 5628887, Batchelor.Paula@epa.gov.

Written comments may be submitted to Ms. Batchelor at the above address within 30 days of the date of publication.

Dated: November 16, 2004.
Rosalind H. Brown,
Chief, Superfu

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL)

Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the availability for comment of the administrative record files for 4 TMDLs and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Barataria river basin of Louisiana, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These TMDLs were completed in response to a court order in the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 960527 (E.D. La.).