63532 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 211 / Tuesday, November 2, 2004 / Notices 

of miscellaneous discharges, including 

from: Construction projects where 

chemical contamination is present; well 

development or rehabilitation and 

aquifer pump testing at formerly 

contaminated sites; clean-up of 

industrial sumps; pump-out of utility 

vaults and manholes; hydrostatic testing 

of pipelines and tanks; and short-term 

testing at dredging projects not covered 

by a permit issued by the Army Corps 

of Engineers. 

The proposed permits cover 

discharges to surface receiving waters 

(waters of the United States) in the State 

of New Hampshire (NH), the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (MA), 

as well as in Indian Country lands 

located in Massachusetts. These general 

permits do not cover new sources as 

defined under 40 CFR 122.2. The 

purpose of this document is for 

soliciting public comment on the 

proposed general permits.

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

written comments on the draft general 

permits to EPA Region 1 at the address 

given in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. Written comments must be 

received by EPA or postmarked by 

midnight on December 17, 2004. 

Within the comment period, 

interested persons may also request in 

writing a public hearing pursuant to 40 

CFR 124.12 concerning the draft general 

permits. Such requests shall state the 

nature of the issues proposed to be 

raised at the hearing. A public hearing 

may be held at least thirty days after 

public notice whenever the Regional 

Administrator finds that response to this 

notice indicates significant public 

interest. In reaching a final decision on 

this draft permit, the Regional 

Administrator will respond to all 

significant comments and make 

responses available to the public at 

EPA’s Boston office. All public 

comments or requests for a public 

hearing must be submitted to the 

address below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

submitted in response to this public 

notice may be hand delivered or mailed 

to: Mr. Roger A. Janson, Director, 

NPDES Permits Unit, Office of 

Ecosystem Protection (mail code: 

CPE),US EPA–NE, 1 Congress St, Suite 

1100, Boston, MA 02114–2023. 

EPA also requests that comments be 

sent via e-mail to 

Rapp.Steve@EPA.GOV. However, no 

facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

A copy of all comments and 

supporting materials should also be 

submitted to:

In MA: Mr. Paul Hogan, NPDES Permit 

Unit, MA Dept. of Env. Protection, 

627 Main Street, Worcester, MA 

01608. 

In NH: Mr. George Berlandi, NH Dept. 

of Env. Services, Wastewater 

Engineering Bureau, P.O. Box 95, 

Concord, NH 03302–0095.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information concerning the 

final permit may be obtained between 

the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding holidays, 

from Steven Rapp, Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, EPA–NE, 1 Congress St., 

Suite 1100 (mail code: CPE), Boston, 

MA 02114–2023; telephone: 617–918–

1551; e-mail: Rapp.Steve@epa.gov. The 

draft permits are based on an 

administrative record. The record is 

available for public review at the EPA 

Region 1 address listed above. Copies of 

information in the record are available 

upon request. A reasonable fee may be 

charged for copying.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed general permits include 

administrative requirements, effluent 

limitations for freshwaters and marine 

waters, monitoring requirements, as 

well as other standards, conditions, 

prohibitions, and management 

practices. A Fact Sheet has also been 

prepared for the general permits. The 

Fact Sheet sets forth the principal 

factual, legal, and policy information 

considered in the development of the 

draft permits, as well as a description of 

the types of discharges eligible for 

permit coverage under the general 

permits. 

The draft general permit and Fact 

Sheet and suggested forms may be 

viewed and downloaded over the 

Internet via the EPA-Region 1 Web site. 

For dischargers in Massachusetts, see: 

http://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/

mass.html. For dischargers in New 

Hampshire, see: http://www.epa.gov/ne/

npdes/newhampshire.html). To obtain a 

paper copy of the permits and Fact 

Sheet, including suggested notice forms, 

please contact EPA–NE using the 

contact information provided in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

When the general permits are issued, 

the notice of final issuance will be 

published in the Federal Register. The 

general permits shall be effective on the 

date specified in the notice of final 

issuance of the general permits 

published in the Federal Register and 

will expire five years from the effective 

date.

Dated: October 20, 2004. 

Robert W. Varney, 

Regional Administrator, Region 1.

[FR Doc. 04–24417 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

Office of Administration; Notice of 

Meeting of the Commission on the 

Intelligence Capabilities of the United 

States Regarding Weapons of Mass 

Destruction

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commission on the 

Intelligence Capabilities of the United 

States Regarding Weapons of Mass 

Destruction (‘‘Commission’’) will meet 

in closed session on Wednesday, 

November 17, 2004, and Thursday, 

November 18, 2004, in its offices in 

Arlington, Virginia. 

Executive Order 13328 established the 

Commission for the purpose of assessing 

whether the Intelligence Community is 

sufficiently authorized, organized, 

equipped, trained, and resourced to 

identify and warn in a timely manner of, 

and to support the United States 

Government’s efforts to respond to, the 

development of Weapons of Mass 

Destruction, related means of delivery, 

and other related threats of the 21st 

Century. This meeting will consist of 

briefings and discussions involving 

classified matters of national security, 

including classified briefings from 

representatives of agencies within the 

Intelligence Community; Commission 

discussions based upon the content of 

classified intelligence documents the 

Commission has received from agencies 

within the Intelligence Community; and 

presentations concerning the United 

States’ intelligence capabilities that are 

based upon classified information. 

While the Commission does not 

concede that it is subject to the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 United States 

Code Appendix 2, it has been 

determined that the November 17–18 

meeting would fall within the scope of 

exceptions (c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) of the 

Sunshine Act, 5 United States Code, 

Sections 552b(c)(1) & (c)(9)(B), and thus 

could be closed to the public if FACA 

did apply to the Commission.

DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 

(9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Thursday, 

November 18, 2004. (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: Members of the public who 

wish to submit a written statement to 

the Commission are invited to do so by 

facsimile at (703) 414–1203, or by mail 

at the following address: Commission 

on the Intelligence Capabilities of the 

United States Regarding Weapons of 

Mass Destruction, Washington, DC 

20503. Comments also may be sent to 

the Commission by e-mail at 

comments@wmd.gov.

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 211 / Tuesday, November 2, 2004 / Notices 63533

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brett C. Gerry, Associate General 

Counsel, Commission on the 

Intelligence Capabilities of the United 

States Regarding Weapons of Mass 

Destruction, by facsimile, or by 

telephone at (703) 414–1200.

Victor E. Bernson, Jr., 

Executive Office of the President, Office of 

Administration, General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 04–24468 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3130–WS–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[CC Docket No. 97–90; CCB/CPD File No. 

97–12; DA 04–2055] 

Requests of US West 

Communications, Inc. for 

Interconnection Cost Adjustment 

Mechanisms; Petition for Declaratory 

Ruling and Contingent Petition for 

Preemption

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice; termination of 

proceeding. 

SUMMARY: This document is a 

notification of final termination of the 

Requests of US West Communications, 

Inc. (US West) for Interconnection Cost 

Adjustment Mechanisms (ICAM); 

Petition for Declaratory Ruling and 

Contingent Petition for Preemption. US 

West (now Qwest) never pursued 

recovery of interconnection costs 

through ICAM surcharges, and the 

petition was dismissed without 

prejudice unless any interested party 

provided notice that a genuine dispute 

remained to be resolved. No such 

notices were received, and parties are 

notified that this proceeding has been 

terminated.

DATES: This proceeding has been 

terminated as of September 29, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Saulnier, Wireline Competition Bureau, 

Pricing Policy Division, (202) 418–1530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Public Notice in CC 

Docket No. 97–90, CCB/CPD File No. 

97–12, released October 20, 2004. The 

complete text of the Public Notice is 

available for public inspection Monday 

through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 

a.m. in the Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference 

Information Center, Room CY–A257, 

445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554. The complete text is 

available also on the Commission’

Internet site at http://www.fcc.gov. On 

July 9, 2004, the Wireline Competition 

Bureau’s Pricing Policy Division issued 

an order stating the US West’s Petition 

for Declaratory Ruling and Contingent 

Petition for Preemption would be 

dismissed without prejudice effective 30 

days after publication of the order in the 

Federal Register, unless the Bureau 

received notice from any interested 

party that there was still a genuine 

dispute that remained to be resolved. A 

summary of the order was published in 

the Federal Register on August 30, 

2004. See 69 FR 52904, August 30, 2004. 

The Bureau received no notices within 

30 days of that date. Therefore, the 

proceeding was terminated as of 

September 29, 2004.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Jeffrey J. Carlisle, 

Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.

[FR Doc. 04–24435 Filed 11–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Notices

* * * * *

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 28, 

2004 at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

The following item was added to the 

agenda: Final rules on Coordinated and 

Independent Expenditures by Party 

Committees (11 CFR 109.35).

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 4, 

2004 at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Correction and 

Approval of Minutes. Draft Advisory 

Opinion 2004–39: Washington State 

Republican Party by Chris Vance, 

Chairman. Routine Administrative 

Matters.

* * * * *

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 9, 

2004 at 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g. 

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 

437g, 438(b), and title 26, U.S.C. Matters 

concerning participation in civil actions 

or proceedings or arbitration. Internal 

personnel rules and procedures or 

matters affecting a particular employee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Biersack, Acting Press Officer, 

telephone: (202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–24469 Filed 10–28–04; 4:14 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Agency information collection 

activities: Announcement of Board 

approval under delegated authority 

and submission to OMB

SUMMARY: Background

Notice is hereby given of the final 

approval of proposed information 

collection by the Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System (Board) 

under OMB delegated authority, as per 

5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on 

Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 

Public). Board–approved collections of 

information are incorporated into the 

official OMB inventory of currently 

approved collections of information. 

Copies of the OMB 83–Is and supporting 

statements and approved collection of 

information instrument(s) are placed 

into OMB’s public docket files. The 

Federal Reserve may not conduct or 

sponsor, and the respondent is not 

required to respond to, an information 

collection that has been extended, 

revised, or implemented on or after 

October 1, 1995, unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer 

–Cindy Ayouch—Division of Research 

and Statistics, Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, Washington, 

DC 20551 (202–452–3829)

OMB Desk Officer–Mark Menchik—

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or 

email to mmenchik@omb.eop.gov

Final approval under OMB delegated 

authority of the implementation of the 

following report:

Report title: Quantitative Impact 

Study and Loss Data Collection 

Exercise.

Agency form number: FR 3045.

OMB Control number: 7100–0303.

Frequency: One time.

Reporters: Bank holding companies.

Annual reporting hours: QIS–4: 7,000 

hours; LDCE: 1,000 hours

Estimated average hours per response:

QIS–4: 280 hours; LDCE: 40 hours