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carcinogenic. In 1988, the Q1* for PCA

was estimated to be 0.039 (mg/kg/day)-1.

However, a revised Q1* of 0.059 (mg/

kg/day)-1 for PCA has been used for this

assessment based on more recent data

on male and female tumors.

At the time of the risk assessment

done for vinclozolin time-limited

tolerances, EPA concluded that the risk

associated with 3,5–DCA was negligible.

Since that time, BASF has cancelled

uses in strawberries and stone fruit

which will further reduce the

theoretical risk. BASF does not believe

it is appropriate to assume that 3,5–DCA

should be regulated as an oncogen. The

Agency has relied on the simple fact

that PCA and DCA are structurally

similar and are likely to behave

similarly in animal systems for that

reason alone. While both compounds

are anilines and both have chlorine

moieties they differ significantly in

terms of electron density distribution,

which is the single most important

factor in the determination of how a

molecule behaves in chemical and

biochemical systems. BASF has

presented this and other information to

the Agency and awaits their response.

E. Safety Determination

1. U.S. population. Using the

exposure assumptions described above

and the completeness and the reliability

of the toxicity data, BASF has estimated

that aggregate exposure to vinclozolin

will utilize less than 1% of the RfD for

the US population. EPA generally has

no concern for exposure below 100% of

the RfD. Therefore, based on the

completeness and reliability of the

toxicity data, and the exposure

assessment discussed above, BASF

concludes that there is a reasonable

certainty that no harm will result from

aggregate exposure to residues of

vinclozolin.

2. Infants and children. Based on the

completeness of vinclozolin’s

toxicological data base and the risk

assessment information cited above

BASF believes the RfD used to assess

safety to children should be the same as

that for the general population, 0.012

mg/kg/day. BASF concluded that the

most sensitive child population group is

that of children ages 1 to 6. BASF has

calculated that the exposure (food and

water) to this group to be less than 1%

of the RfD for all uses including those

proposed in this document. Therefore,

based on the completeness and

reliability of the toxicity data, and the

exposure assessment discussed above,

BASF concludes that there is a

reasonable certainty that no harm will

result to infants and children from

aggregate exposure to residues of

vinclozolin.

F. International Tolerances

A maximum residue level for

succulent beans has not been

established for vinclozolin by the Codex

Alimentarius Commission.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6483–5]

Draft General NPDES Permit for

Seafood Processors in Alaska in

Waters of the United States; General

NPDES Permit No. AK–G52–0000

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 10.

ACTION: Notice of Draft General NPDES

Permit.

SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Water,

EPA Region 10, is proposing to reissue

general National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) permit no.

AK–G52–0000 for seafood processors in

Alaska pursuant to the provisions of the

Clean Water Act (CWA) 33 U.S.C. 1251

et seq. The proposed general NPDES

permit will authorize discharges from

off-shore and near-shore vessels and

shore-based facilities engaged in the

processing of fresh, frozen, canned,

smoked, salted and pickled seafoods.

The proposed permit will also authorize

discharges from off-shore vessels

(operating more than one nautical mile

from shore at MLLW) that are engaged

in the processing of seafood paste,

mince or meal, as well as fresh, frozen,

canned, smoked, salted and pickled

seafoods. The proposed permit will

authorize discharges of processing

wastes, process disinfectants, sanitary

wastewater and other wastewaters,

including domestic wastewater, gray

water, cooling water, boiler water, fresh

water pressure relief water, refrigeration

condensate, water used to transfer

seafood to a facility, and live tank water.

The proposed permit will authorize

discharges to waters of the United States

in and contiguous to the State of Alaska,

except for receiving waters excluded

from coverage as protected, special, atrisk, degraded waters, or as waters

adjacent to the City of Kodiak or the

Pribilof Islands (and covered by general

permits specific to each of these areas).

The proposed general NPDES permit

for seafood processors in Alaska will not

authorize discharges from near-shore or

shore-based seafood processors of

mince, paste or meal (operating one

nautical mile or less from shore at

MLLW). The proposed permit will not

authorize discharges of petroleum

hydrocarbons, toxic pollutants, or other

pollutants not specified in the permit.

This is the fourth reissuance of a

general permit for seafood processors in

Alaska. While the general permit for

seafood processors issued in 1995

contained numerous substantial

changes, the proposed 2000 permit

contains one major change. The major

new provision in the proposed general

permit is a limit on the total annual load

of settleable solid seafood processing

waste. The total allowable residues of

offal for permittees covered under the

proposed permit must not exceed eight

million pounds per year (based on

deposition modeling using EPA’s Water

Quality Analysis Simulation Program).

Other minor changes in the proposed

permit clarify requirements of the

Notice of Intent to be covered and give

specific schedules for submitting

seafloor monitoring surveys. EPA

anticipates that the State of Alaska

Department of Environmental

Conservation will certify a 100 foot

mixing zone for all discharges and zone

of deposit of one acre for near-shore and

shore-based dischargers.

A draft NPDES permit, fact sheet and

other documents of the administrative

records are available upon request.

Public Notice Issuance Date: April 28,

2000

Public Notice Expiration Date: June 12,

2000

Public Comments

Persons wishing to comment on the

tentative requirements and conditions

contained in the proposed general

permit may do so before the expiration

date of the public notice. EPA

appreciates both supportive and critical

comments in this public review and

comment period. All persons, including

applicants, who believe any condition

of a draft permit is inappropriate or that

the Director’s tentative decision to

prepare this draft permit is

inappropriate, must raise all reasonably

ascertainable issues and submit all

reasonably available arguments

supporting their position by the close of

the public comment period. Any

supporting materials which are

submitted shall be included in full and

may not be incorporated by reference,

unless they are already part of the

administrative record or are a generally

available document or reference. All

written comments must include the

name, address, and telephone number of

the commenter and must be submitted

to EPA to the attention of Burney Hill

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at the address below on or before the

expiration date of the public notice.

After the expiration date of the public

notice, the Director, Office of Water,

EPA Region 10, will make a final

determination with respect to

reissuance of the general permit. The

tentative requirements contained in the

draft general permit will become final

conditions if no substantive comments

are received during the public comment

period. The permit will become

effective on August 5, 2000.

Within 120 days following the service

of notice of EPA’s final permit decision

under 40 CFR 124.15, any person who

filed comments on the draft permit or

participated in the public hearing may

appeal the permit in the Federal Court

of Appeals in accordance with section

509(b)(1) of the CWA. Persons affected

by a general permit may not challenge

the conditions of the Permit as a right

of further EPA proceedings.

In addition to the tentative

requirements of the draft general permit,

the State of Alaska will issue a

Determination of Consistency with the

Alaska Coastal Management Program

and State Certification which may

contain specific requirements which

will be incorporated into the final

permit. Persons wishing to comment on

the State Certification should contact

Judy Kitagawa of the Alaska Department

of Conservation, Valdez, at (907) 835–

4698.

The following project is proposed in

coastal zone areas throughout Alaska

and also is being reviewed for

consistency with the Alaska Coastal

Management Program. Comments,

particularly on the proposed project’s

consistency with the affected local

coastal district management programs,

are requested. Persons wishing to

comment on the State Determination of

Consistency with the Alaska Coastal

Zone Management Plans should contact

Maureen McCrea at (907) 269–7473. To

be considered, written comments must

be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget, Division of

Governmental Coordination, 550 West

Seventh, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, Fax:

907–269–3981, and must be received by

5:00 p.m. on May 31, 2000. Comments

regarding inconsistency with an affected

coastal district’s enforceable policy or a

state standard set out in 6 AAC 80.040–

6 AAC 80.150 must identify the

enforceable policy or standard and

explain how the project is inconsistent.

Public Hearing

A public hearing has tentatively been

scheduled for June 1, 2000, from 3 p.m.

to 5 p.m. to be held in Anchorage,

Alaska, room 135, Federal Building.

However, this public hearing will be

canceled if there is no written request

for a public hearing. A public workshop

is planned for June 1, 2000, for all

interested parties. Details of this public

workshop will be sent to all interested

parties.

Administrative Record

The complete administrative record

for the draft permit is available for

public review. Contact Florence Carroll

at the address below to view the

administrative record. Copies of the

draft general NPDES permit and fact

sheet are available upon request; call

Florence Carroll at 1–800–424–4EPA

(4372) (within Region 10 only) or (206)

553–1760 or email your request to ‘‘epaseattle@epa.gov’’. The draft permit, the

fact sheet, and the public notice will be

available April 28, 2000, on Region 10’s

website: ‘‘www.epa.gov/r10earth/

water.htm’’.

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be

sent to: Environmental Protection

Agency Region 10, NPDES Permit Unit

(OW–130), Attn: Burney Hill, 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington,

98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Florence Carroll, of EPA Region 10, at

the address listed above or telephone

(206) 553–1760 or e-mail

‘‘carroll.florence@epa.gov’’ or Burney

Hill, of EPA Region 10, at the address

listed above or telephone (206) 553–

1761 or e-mail ‘‘hill.burney@epa.gov’’.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., a federal

agency must prepare an initial

regulatory flexibility analysis ‘‘for any

proposed rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is

required by section 553 of [the

Administrative Procedure Act (APA)],

or any other law, to publish general

notice of proposed rulemaking.’’ The

RFA exempts from this requirement any

rule that the issuing agency certifies

‘‘will not, if promulgated, have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.’’

EPA has concluded that NPDES general

permits are permits under the APA and

thus not subject to APA rulemaking

requirements or the RFA.

Notwithstanding that general permits

are not subject to the RFA, EPA has

determined that this general permit, if

issued, will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities.

Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251

et seq.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Christine Psyk,

Acting Director, Office of Water.

[FR Doc. 00–10037 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6213–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Government in the Sunshine Act (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 10:02 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18,

2000, the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

met in closed session to consider

matters relating to the Corporation’s

corporate, supervisory, and personnel

activities.

In calling the meeting, the Board

determined, on motion of Director Ellen

S. Seidman (Director, Office of Thrift

Supervision), seconded by Vice

Chairman Andrew C. Hove, Jr.,

concurred in by Director John D. Hawke,

Jr. (Comptroller of the Currency), and

Chairman Donna Tanoue, that

Corporation business required its

consideration of the matters on less than

seven days’ notice to the public; that no

notice earlier than April 14, 2000, of the

meeting was practicable; that the public

interest did not require consideration of

the matters in a meeting open to public

observation; and that the matters could

be considered in a closed meeting by

authority of subsections (c)(2), (c)(6),

(c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10),

of the Government in the Sunshine Act

(5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10)).

The meeting was held in the Board

Room of the FDIC Building located at

550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Valerie J. Best,

Assistant Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–10077 Filed 4–19–00; 10:20 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,

April 26, 2000.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

STATUS: Closed.