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1Farm Credit System bank includes Farm Credit

Banks, Banks for Cooperatives, and Agricultural

Credit Banks.

consistency in resistance management

labeling being considered for approval

in any or all of the NAFTA countries.

To implement this NAFTA initiative,

the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)

of EPA has developed a draft PR notice

describing the voluntary pesticide

resistance management labeling

guidelines based on mode/target site of

action for agricultural uses of

herbicides, fungicides, bactericides,

insecticides, and acaricides. Mode/

target site of action refers to the

biochemical mechanism by which the

pesticide acts on the pest and should

not be interpreted to imply that these

chemicals share a common mechanism

for purposes of cumulative human

health risk assessment under the Food

Quality Protection Act. (See EPA’s

document ‘‘Guidance for Identifying

Pesticide Chemicals and Other

Substances that Have a Common

Mechanism of Toxicity’’ located at

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPAPEST/1999/February/Day-05/6055.pdf).

The draft PR notice describes schemes

of classification of pesticides according

to their mode/target site of action

(Appendices I–III) provides a

recommended standard presentation

and format for showing group

identification symbols on end-use

product labels, and provides guidelines

for labeling resistance management

strategies in the use directions.

B. What Questions/Issues Should You

Consider?

The issues you should consider are as

follows:

1. Proposed general classification

schemes based on mode/target site of

action for herbicides, fungicides, and

insecticides (Appendices I–III).

2. Classification of pesticides with

unknown mode/target site of action.

3. Proposed general resistance

management labeling statements.

C. Why is a PR Notice Guidance and Not

a Rule?

The draft PR notice discussed in this

notice is intended to provide guidance

to EPA personnel and decision-makers,

and to the public. As a guidance

document and not a rule, this policy is

not binding on either EPA or any

outside parties. Although this guidance

document provides a starting point for

EPA decisions, EPA will depart from

this policy where the facts or

circumstances warrant. In such cases,

EPA will explain why a different course

was taken. Similarly, outside parties

remain free to assert that this policy is

not appropriate for a specific pesticide

or that the specific circumstances

demonstrate that this policy should be

abandoned.

EPA has stated in this notice that it

will make available revised guidance

after consideration of public comment.

Public comment is not being solicited

for the purpose of converting this

guidance document into a binding rule.

EPA will not be codifying this policy in

the Code of Federal Regulations. EPA is

soliciting public comment so that it can

make fully informed decisions regarding

the content of this guidance.

The ‘‘revised’’ guidance will not be an

unalterable document. Once a ‘‘revised’’

guidance document is issued, EPA will

continue to treat it as guidance, not a

rule. Accordingly, on a case-by-case

basis EPA will decide whether it is

appropriate to depart from the guidance

or to modify the overall approach in the

guidance. In the course of commenting

on this guidance document, EPA would

welcome comments that specifically

address how the guidance document

can be structured so that it provides

meaningful guidance without imposing

binding requirements.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Marcia E. Mulkey,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–11147 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

[BM–3–MAY–00–04]

Official Names of Farm Credit System

Institutions

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Policy statement.

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit

Administration (FCA) Board recently

adopted a policy statement amending

the FCA’s policy on official names of

Farm Credit System (FCS or System)

institutions. FCA’s objective was to

ensure that the public can identify a

System bank, association, or service

corporation as belonging to the FCS and

is not misled by the name the institution

uses. The new policy expands the

methods by which institutions may

identify themselves as members of the

System and adopts a policy for trade

names and names of subsidiaries.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William G. Dunn, Financial Analyst,

Office of Policy and Analysis, Farm

Credit Administration, McLean, VA

22102–5090, (703) 883–4498, TDD

(703) 883–4444,

or

Beth Salyer, Attorney-Advisor, Office of

General Counsel, Farm Credit

Administration, McLean, VA 22102–

5090, (703) 883–4020, TDD (703) 883–

4444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCA

Board adopted a policy statement

amending the FCA’s policy on official

names of FCS institutions. The policy

statement, in its entirety, follows:

Official Names of Farm Credit System

Institutions; FCA–PS–78 [BM–03–MAY–

00–04]

Effective Date: May 3, 2000.

Effect on Previous Action: Supercedes

FCA–PS–63 [NV–96–22] 05/30/96.

Source of Authority: Sections 1.3(b),

2.0(b)(8), 2.10(c), 3.0, 5.17(a)(2)(A), 7.0,

7.6(a), 7.8(a) of the Farm Credit Act of

1971, as amended; 12 CFR part 611.

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA

or Agency) Board hereby adopts the

following policy statement:

Objective

Our objective is to ensure that the

public can identify a Farm Credit

System (System) bank, association, or

service corporation as belonging to the

Farm Credit System and is not misled

by the name the institution uses. We

also believe that Farm Credit System

institutions should have more flexibility

in proposing official names for their

institutions. Our prior policy required

institutions’ official names to include

either a statutory or regulatory

designation, or its corresponding

acronym. The new policy expands the

methods by which institutions may

identify themselves as members of the

System and adopts a policy for trade

names and names of subsidiaries.

Official Names

The FCA Board will approve an

official name for a Farm Credit System

bank,1 association, or service

corporation that meets the following

two requirements:

• The name includes appropriate

identification of the institution as a

System institution; and

• The name is not misleading or

inappropriate.

Appropriate identification means the

name contains either: (1) The relevant

statutory or regulatory designation, or

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its corresponding acronym, or (2) other

appropriate identification as a System

institution. Relevant statutory and

regulatory designations, and their

corresponding acronyms, are as follows:

• Agricultural Credit Bank or ACB.

• Bank for Cooperatives or BC.

• Farm Credit Bank or FCB.

• Agricultural Credit Association or

ACA.

• Production Credit Association or

PCA.

• Federal Land Credit Association or

FLCA.

• Federal Land Bank Association or

FLBA.

Other appropriate identification as a

System institution includes the

following:

• Farm Credit Services.

• Farm Credit.

• FCS.

• A member of the Farm Credit

System.

Misleading names are those that a

reasonable person might find confusing.

For example, we would not issue a

charter to an institution requesting a

name that is the same as or similar to

that of an existing institution because

the public might find this confusing.

Merely avoiding identical names is not

enough; to minimize confusion, a

proposed name must sufficiently

distinguish an institution from other

institutions. If the Agency had approved

a charter for an institution using

MyTown, ACA, as its official name, it

would not issue a charter for an

institution proposing ACA of MyTown

or MyTown Farm Credit Services, ACA,

as its official name. Nor would we issue

a charter with the phrase ‘‘farm credit

association’’ as part of the official name,

because the inevitable use of the

acronym ‘‘FCA’’ would be confused

with the name of the Agency. Also, we

would not approve a name for an

institution that could cause the public

to confuse that institution’s authorities

and services with those of a commercial

bank, thrift institution, or credit union.

For example, we would not issue a

charter to a System institution

requesting the term ‘‘national bank’’ in

its official name because this could

cause confusion regarding the services

the institution may offer.

Trade Names

A System institution may use a trade

name. The trade name may not be

misleading. If an institution uses a trade

name, it must use both the official and

trade names in all written

communications.

Related Issues

If an ACA and its subsidiaries operate

under substantially different names,

they must clearly identify the parent/

subsidiary relationship in all written

communications. For example, if

MyTown, PCA, is a subsidiary of

EveryTown, ACA, the PCA must

identify itself as a subsidiary of the

parent ACA in its written

communications.

Please note that while the FCA cannot

reserve names, the Patent and

Trademark Office will register names

under certain conditions. When

applying for a name change or new

charter, System institutions should

submit a statement indicating whether

they have applied for a trademark in

that name.

This statement addresses only FCA’s

policy. Other laws, such as Federal or

state trademark laws, may apply.

Institutions should ensure that their

official and trade names do not infringe

the trademarks or service marks of other

companies. Institutions may wish to

consult legal counsel to determine

whether their proposed names could be

challenged or protected under state or

federal law.

Dated this 3rd day of May, 2000 by order

of the Board.

Dated: May 4, 2000.

Nan P. Mitchem,

Acting Secretary, Farm Credit Administration

Board.

[FR Doc. 00–11686 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Commission hereby gives notice

of the filing of the following

agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of

1984. Interested parties can review or

obtain copies of agreements at the

Washington, DC offices of the

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street,

N.W., Room 962. Interested parties may

submit comments on an agreement to

the Secretary, Federal Maritime

Commission, Washington, DC 20573,

within 10 days of the date this notice

appears in the Federal Register.

Agreement No.: 011691–001.

Title: The COSCON/KL/YMUK

Mediterranean/U.S. East and Gulf Coast

Vessel Sharing Agreement.

Parties:

Cosco Container Lines

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Yangming (U.K.)Ltd.

Synopsis: The proposed modification

specifically authorized Cosco to

subcharter space it receives from the

other two parties to Zim Israel

Navigation Company Ltd. The parties

request expedited review.

Agreement No.: 011708.

Title: Zim/COSCON Slot Charter

Agreement.

Parties:

Zim Israel Navigation Company Ltd.

COSCO Container Lines Co. Ltd.

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement

would permit the parties to charter

space to one another and enter into

related cooperative arrangements in the

trade between United States East Coast

ports and ports in countries bordering

the Mediterranean Sea and inland

points via all of the above ports. The

parties request expedited review.

By Order of the Federal Maritime

Commission.

Dated: May 5, 2000.

Bryant L. VanBrakle,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11713 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

May 2, 2000.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before June 9, 2000. If

you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it