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also made available at that time. The 

guidance document provided standard 

operating procedures for two 

cytotoxicity test methods and 

instructions for using these assays to 

estimate starting doses for in vivo 

testing. 

Federal agency responses to the 

ICCVAM test method recommendations 

were announced on March 10, 2004 

(Federal Register Vol. 69, No. 47, pages 

11448–11449). Federal agencies agreed 

to encourage, to the extent applicable, 

the use of in vitro tests for determining 

starting doses for acute systemic toxicity 

testing. Furthermore, EPA specifically 

encouraged those participating in the 

HPV Challenge Program to consider 

using the recommended in vitro tests as 

a supplemental component in 

conducting any new in vivo acute oral 

toxicity studies for the program (http:/

/www.epa.gov/chemrtk/toxprtow.htm). 

A NICEATM–ECVAM validation 

study was initiated in 2002 to evaluate 

the usefulness of the two neutral red 

uptake cytotoxicity assays currently 

available for predicting starting doses 

for in vivo acute oral toxicity tests. 

During the pre-validation phases of the 

study, the test method protocols were 

further standardized and revised to 

improve their intra- and inter-laboratory 

reproducibility. NICEATM recommends 

using the revised test method protocols 

rather than the standard operating 

procedures outlined in the guidance 

document (ICCVAM, 2001b.) The 

guidance document should be consulted 

for the procedure for calculating starting 

doses using in vitro cytotoxicity data. 

Background Information on ICCVAM 

and NICEATM 

ICCVAM is an interagency committee 

composed of representatives from 

fifteen Federal regulatory and research 

agencies that use, generate, or 

disseminate toxicological information. 

ICCVAM promotes the development, 

validation, regulatory acceptance, and 

national and international 

harmonization of toxicological test 

methods that more accurately assess the 

safety or hazards of chemicals and 

products, and test methods that refine, 

reduce and replace animal use. The 

ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 

(available at http://

iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/about/

PL106545.htm) established ICCVAM as 

a permanent interagency committee of 

the NIEHS under the NICEATM. 

NICEATM administers the ICCVAM and 

provides scientific support for ICCVAM 

and ICCVAM-related activities. 

NICEATM and ICCVAM work 

collaboratively to evaluate new and 

improved test methods applicable to the 

needs of Federal agencies. Additional 

information about ICCVAM and 

NICEATM can be found at the following 

Web site: http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/.

References

EPA. 2002. Health Effects Test Guidelines, 

OPPTS 870.1100, Acute Oral Toxicity, EPA 

712–C–02–190. Available at: http://

www.epa.gov/opptsfrs/OPPTS_Harmonized/

870_Health_Effects_Test_Guidelines/Series/

870–1100.pdf.

ICCVAM (Interagency Coordinating 

Committee on the Validation of Alternative 

Methods). 2001a. Report of the international 

workshop on in vitro methods for assessing 

acute systemic toxicity. NIH Publication 01–

4499. Research Triangle Park, NC: National 

Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. 

Available at: http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/.

ICCVAM. 2001b. Guidance document on 

using in vitro data to estimate in vivo starting 

doses for acute toxicity. NIH Publication 01–

4500. Research Triangle Park, NC: National 

Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. 

Available at: http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/.

Dated: October 6, 2004. 

Samuel H. Wilson, 

Deputy Director, National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences.

[FR Doc. 04–23335 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD17–04–002] 

Cook Inlet Regional Citizen’s Advisory 

Committee; Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of recertification.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has 

recertified the Cook Inlet Regional 

Citizen’s Advisory Council for the 

period covering September 1, 2004 

through August 31, 2005. Under the Oil 

Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental 

Oversight Act of 1990, the Coast Guard 

may certify on an annual basis an 

alternative voluntary advisory group in 

lieu of a regional citizens’ advisory 

council for Cook Inlet, Alaska. This 

advisory group monitors the activities of 

terminal facilities and crude oil tankers 

under the Cook Inlet Program 

established by the statute.

DATES: The Cook Inlet Regional Citizen’s 

Advisory Council is certified through 

August 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of 

the recertification letter by writing to 

Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard 

District (mor), P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, 

AK 99802–5517.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Andrew Vanskike, 

Seventeenth Coast Guard District (mor), 

907–463–2818.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background And Purpose 

On September 1, 2004, the Coast 

Guard recertified the Cook Inlet 

Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council 

(CIRCAC) through August 31, 2005. 

Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker 

Environmental Oversight Act of 1990 

(33 U.S.C. 2732), the Coast Guard may 

certify, on an annual basis, an 

alternative voluntary advisory group in 

lieu of a regional citizens’ advisory 

council for Cook Inlet, Alaska. This 

advisory group monitors the activities of 

terminal facilities and crude oil tankers 

under the Cook Inlet Program 

established by Congress, 33 U.S.C. 2732 

(b). 

On September 16, 2002, the Coast 

Guard published a notice of policy on 

revised recertification procedures for 

alternative voluntary advisory groups in 

lieu of councils at Prince William 

Sound and Cook Inlet, AK (67 FR 58440, 

58441). This revised policy indicated 

that applicants seeking recertification in 

2003 and 2004 need only submit a 

streamlined application and public 

comments would not be solicited prior 

to recertification.

Dated: September 24, 2004. 

James C. Olson, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Seventeenth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 04–23370 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Notice of Adjustment of Countywide 

Per Capita Impact Indicator

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice that the 

countywide per capita impact indicator 

under the Public Assistance program for 

disasters declared on or after October 1, 

2004 will be increased.

DATES: Effective October 1, 2004 and 

applies to major disasters declared on or 

after October 1, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James A. Walke, Recovery Division, 

Federal Emergency Management 

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Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 

646–3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Response 

and Recovery Directorate Policy No. 

9122.1 provides that FEMA will adjust 

the countywide per capita impact 

indicator under the Public Assistance 

program to reflect annual changes in the 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers published by the 

Department of Labor. 

FEMA gives notice of an increase in 

the countywide per capita impact 

indicator to $2.84 for all disasters 

declared on or after October 1, 2004. 

FEMA bases the adjustment on an 

increase in the Consumer Price Index 

for All Urban Consumers of 2.7 percent 

for the 12-month period ended in 

August 2004. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics of the U.S. Department of 

Labor released the information on 

September 16, 2004.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.036, Public Assistance Grants.)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23320 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1549–DR] 

Alabama; Amendment No. 6 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Alabama (FEMA–1549–DR), 

dated September 15, 2004, and related 

determinations.

DATES: Effective October 8, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Alabama is hereby amended to 

include the following areas among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of September 15, 2004:

Cleburne County for Public Assistance. 

Colbert, Cullman, Dale, Dekalb, Franklin, 

Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Marshall, 

Pike, Tallapoosa, and Winston Counties for 

Public Assistance (already designated for 

Individual Assistance.)

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23323 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1539–DR] 

Florida; Amendment No. 8 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of 

Florida (FEMA–1539–DR), dated August 

13, 2004, and related determinations.

DATES: Effective October 7, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated 

October 7, 2004, the President amended 

the cost-sharing arrangements 

concerning Federal funds provided 

under the authority of the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 

(Stafford Act), in a letter to Michael D. 

Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency 

Preparedness and Response, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Department of Homeland Security, as 

follows:

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Florida, resulting 

from a tropical storm and four major 

hurricanes within six weeks, including 

Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane 

Charley on August 11–30, 2004; Hurricane 

Frances on September 3, 2004, and 

continuing; Hurricane Ivan on September 13, 

2004, and continuing; and Hurricane Jeanne 

on September 24, 2004, and continuing, is of 

sufficient severity and magnitude that special 

conditions are warranted regarding the cost 

sharing arrangements concerning Federal 

funds provided under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I amend my declarations of 

August 13, 2004, September 4, 2004, 

September 16, 2004, and September 26, 2004, 

to authorize Federal funds for Public 

Assistance, including direct Federal 

assistance, at 90 percent of total eligible 

costs, except those categories, including 

direct Federal assistance, previously 

approved at 100 percent. 

This adjustment to State and local cost 

sharing applies only to Public Assistance 

costs and direct Federal assistance eligible 

for such adjustments under the law. The law 

specifically prohibits a similar adjustment for 

funds provided to States for Other Needs 

Assistance (Section 408), and the Hazard 

Mitigation Grant Program (Section 404). 

These funds will continue to be reimbursed 

at 75 percent of total eligible costs. 

Please notify the Governor of Florida and 

the Federal Coordinating Officer of these 

amendments to my major disaster 

declarations. 

These cost shares are effective as of the 

date of the President’s major disaster 

declaration.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–23311 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1545–DR] 

Florida; Amendment No. 10 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency