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in the definition of lead-based paint 

would primarily impact those buildings 

that already have been tested for the 

presence of lead-based paint by a 

certified lead risk assessor or lead 

inspector and found to have levels of 

lead in the paint between 600 ppm and 

5,000 ppm (and the equivalent in mg/ 

cm2).’’ Petition at 7. 

IV. EPA Seeks Public Comment 

Under TSCA section 21, EPA must 

either grant or deny a petition within 90 

days. EPA is providing this opportunity 

for the public to comment on, or 

provide any additional information 

relevant to, the issues identified in the 

petition. In order for the Agency to 

consider such comments within the 90– 

day petition review period, EPA must 

receive the comments on or before 

October 21, 2009 (see ADDRESSES). 

In assessing the usability of any data 

or information that may be submitted, 

EPA plans to follow the guidelines in 

EPA’s ‘‘A Summary of General 

Assessment Factors for Evaluating the 

Quality of Scientific and Technical 

Information’’ (EPA 100B–03/001), 

referred to as the ‘‘Assessment Factors 

Document.’’ The ‘‘Assessment Factors 

Document’’ was published in the 

Federal Register issue of July 1, 2003 

(Ref. 6). 

V. References 

1. National Center for Healthy 

Housing, Alliance for Healthy Homes 

and Sierra Club. Letter from Rebecca 

Morley, National Center for Healthy 

Housing; Patrick MacRoy, Alliance for 

Healthy Homes; and Tom Neltner, 

Sierra Club to Administrator Jackson, 

Environmental Protection Agency. Re: 

Citizen Petition to EPA Regarding the 

Paint and Dust Lead Standards. August 

10, 2009. 

2. Dixon, S.L.; Gaitens, J.M.; Jacobs, 

D.E., et al. (2009) Exposure of U.S. 

children to residential dust lead, 1999– 

2004: II: The contribution of leadcontaminated dust to children’s blood 

lead levels. Environmental Health 

Perspectives. 117(3): 468–474. 

3. National Center for Healthy 

Housing (rev. 2006) Study of HUDs Risk 

Assessment Methodology in Three U.S. 

Communities: Final Report, Columbia, 

MD (accessed 5–13–2009: http:// 

www.nchh.org/ 

LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=HZUenslvU/ 

0=&tabid=217). 

4. Wilson, Jonathan. (2008) Should 

the EPA Lead Dust Standards be 

Lowered? (accessed 5–8–2009: http:// 

www.healthyhomestraining.org/ 

Research/Translational_Research_11- 

17_PbDust_Standard_r2.1.pdf). 

5. EPA. Lead; Identification of 

Dangerous Levels of Lead; Final Rule. 

Federal Register (66 FR 1206, January 5, 

2001) (FRL–6763–5). Available on-line 

at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ 

index.html. 

6. EPA. A Summary of General 

Assessment Factors for Evaluating the 

Quality of Scientific and Technical 

Information; Notice. Federal Register 

(68 FR 39086, July 1, 2003) (FRL–7520– 

2). Available on-line at http:// 

www.epa.gov/osa/spc/assess.htm. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Lead, 

Lead-based paint, Lead dust hazard 

standards. 

Dated: September 29, 2009. 

James Jones, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 

[FR Doc. E9–23929 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8966–1] 

Environmental Laboratory Advisory 

Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates and 

Agenda 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency’s Environmental Laboratory 

Advisory Board (ELAB), as previously 

announced, will have teleconference 

meetings on October 21, 2009 at 1 p.m. 

ET; November 18, 2009 at 1 p.m. ET; 

December 16, 2009 at 1 p.m. ET; 

February 17, 2010 at 1 p.m. ET; and 

March 17, 2010 at 1 p.m. ET to discuss 

the ideas and views presented at the 

previous ELAB meetings, as well as new 

business. Items to be discussed by ELAB 

over these coming meetings include: (1) 

Expanding the number of laboratories 

seeking National Environmental 

Laboratory Accreditation Conference 

(NELAC) accreditation; (2) proficiency 

testing; (3) ELAB support to the 

Agency’s Forum on Environmental 

Measurements (FEM); (4) implementing 

the performance approach; and (5) 

follow-up on some of ELAB’s past 

recommendations and issues. In 

addition to these teleconferences, ELAB 

will be hosting their next face-to-face 

meeting on January 25, 2010 at the Hyatt 

Regency in Chicago, IL at 1:30 p.m. 

(CT). 

Written comments on laboratory 

accreditation issues and/or 

environmental monitoring issues are 

encouraged and should be sent to Ms. 

Lara P. Autry, DFO, U.S. EPA (E243– 

05), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709, faxed to (919) 

541–4261, or e-mailed to 

autry.lara@epa.gov. Members of the 

public are invited to listen to the 

teleconference calls, and time 

permitting, will be allowed to comment 

on issues discussed during this and 

previous ELAB meetings. Those persons 

interested in attending should call Lara 

P. Autry at (919) 541–5544 to obtain 

teleconference information. For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Lara P. Autry at the number 

above. To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact Lara P. Autry, 

preferably at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

Kevin Teichman, 

EPA Acting Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–24060 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than October 

19, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 

Community Affairs Officer) 90 

Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 

Minnesota 55480–0291: 

1. Earl E. Geiger, Bloomington, 

Minnesota, acting in concert with the 

Geiger Family Group; to acquire voting 

shares of Heritage Bancshares Group, 

Inc., Willmar, Minnesota, and thereby 

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Heritage Bank, NA, Spicer, Minnesota, 

and Heritage Bank, NA, Holstein, Iowa. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, September 30, 2009. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–23952 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than October 

21, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 

Community Affairs Officer) 90 

Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 

Minnesota 55480–0291: 

1. Belva H. Rasmussen 2009 Grantor 

Retained Annuity Trust, Falcon Heights, 

Minnesota; Eva B. Rasmussen, Edina, 

Minnesota; Pamela M. Harris, Falcon 

Heights, Minnesota; and Teresa 

Rasmussen Trangsrud, Orono, 

Minnesota, trustees, to join a group 

acting in concert with Belva H. 

Rasmussen, individually, and with 

Belva H. Rasmussen, Teresa Rasmussen 

Trangsrud and Lyle Delwyche, trustees 

of the Walter C. Rasmussen Marital 

Trust Under Agreement dated December 

26, 1985, and the Walter C. Rasmussen 

Family Trust Under Agreement dated 

December 26, 1985 (together, the 

‘‘Rasmussen Family Group’’, and to 

acquire voting shares of Northeast 

Securities Corporation, and thereby 

indirectly acquire voting shares of 

Northeast Bank, both of Minneapolis, 

Minnesota. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of San 

Francisco (Kenneth Binning, Vice 

President, Applications and 

Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San 

Francisco, California 94105–1579: 

1. Thomas A. and Maureen Sue 

Ellison, to acquire additional voting 

shares of Foundation Bancorp, Inc., and 

thereby indirectly acquire voting shares 

of Foundation Bank, all of Bellevue, 

Washington. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 1, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–24037 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Consumer Advisory Council; Notice of 

Meeting of the Consumer Advisory 

Council 

The Consumer Advisory Council will 

meet on Thursday, October 22, 2009. 

The meeting, which will be open to 

public observation, will take place at the 

Federal Reserve Board’s offices in 

Washington, DC, in Dining Room E on 

the Terrace Level of the Martin 

Building. For security purposes, anyone 

planning to attend the meeting should 

register no later than Tuesday, October 

20, by completing the form found online 

at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/ 

secure/forms/cacregistration.cfm. 

Attendees must present photo 

identification to enter the building and 

should allow sufficient time for security 

processing. 

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and 

is expected to conclude at 12:30 p.m. 

The Martin Building is located on C 

Street, NW., between 20th and 21st 

Streets. 

The Council’s function is to advise 

the Board on the exercise of the Board’s 

responsibilities under various consumer 

financial services laws and on other 

matters on which the Board seeks its 

advice. Time permitting, the Council 

will discuss the following topics: 

• Proposed rules regarding closedend mortgages and home-equity lines of 

credit 

Members will discuss proposed 

changes to Regulation Z (Truth in 

Lending) regarding disclosures that 

consumers receive in connection with 

closed-end mortgages and home-equity 

lines of credit. Members will also 

discuss amendments that would provide 

new consumer protections for homesecured credit, including provisions to 

prevent mortgage loan originators from 

steering consumers to more expensive 

loans. 

• Proposed rules to implement the 

Credit Card Accountability 

Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 

2009 

Members will discuss proposed 

amendments to Regulation Z to protect 

consumers who use credit cards from a 

number of potentially costly practices. 

• Foreclosure issues 

Members will discuss loss-mitigation 

efforts, including the Administration’s 

Making Home Affordable program, the 

performance of modified mortgages, and 

other issues related to foreclosures. 

Reports by committees and other 

matters initiated by Council members 

also may be discussed. 

Persons wishing to submit views to 

the Council on any of the above topics 

may do so by sending written 

statements to Jennifer Kerslake, 

Secretary of the Consumer Advisory 

Council, Division of Consumer and 

Community Affairs, Board of Governors 

of the Federal Reserve System, 

Washington, DC 20551. Information 

about this meeting may be obtained 

from Ms. Kerslake at 202–452–6470. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 1, 2009. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–24012 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Notice of Proposals to Engage in 

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or 

to Acquire Companies that are 

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking 

Activities 

The companies listed in this notice 

have given notice under section 4 of the 

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to 

acquire or control voting securities or 

assets of a company, including the 

companies listed below, that engages 

either directly or through a subsidiary or 

other company, in a nonbanking activity 

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y 

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has 

determined by Order to be closely 

related to banking and permissible for 

bank holding companies. Unless 

otherwise noted, these activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Each notice is available for inspection 

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. 

The notice also will be available for 

inspection at the offices of the Board of 

Governors. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

question whether the proposal complies 

with the standards of section 4 of the 

BHC Act. Additional information on all 

bank holding companies may be 

obtained from the National Information 

Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 


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