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public who plan to file written

statements and/or make brief oral

statements should contact the

Designated Federal Officer for the Board

(see details below) by May 20.

Background

The Good Neighbor Environmental

Board was created by the Enterprise for

the Americans Initiative Act of 1992. An

Executive Order delegates implementing

authority to the Administrator of EPA.

The Board is responsible for providing

advice to the President and the Congress

on environmental and infrastructure

issues and needs within the States

contiguous to Mexico in order to

improve the quality of life of persons

residing on the United States side of the

border. The statute calls for the Board to

have representatives from U.S.

Government agencies; the governments

of the States of Arizona, California, New

Mexico and Texas; and private

organizations with expertise on

environmental and infrastructure

problems along the southwest border.

The Board meets three times annually.

The U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency gives notice of this meeting of

the Good Neighbor Environmental

Board pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact the Designated Federal

Officer for the Good Neighbor

Environmental Board: Elaine M.

Koerner, Office of Cooperative

Environmental Management, Office of

the Administrator, USEPA, MC1601A,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,

Washington, DC 20004, (202) 564–1484,

koerner.elaine@epa.gov.

Dated: May 4, 2000.

Gordon Schisler,

Deputy Director, Office of Cooperative

Environmental Management.

[FR Doc. 00–12136 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–00274C; FRL–6559–8]

Voluntary Children’s Chemical

Evaluation Program, Stakeholder

Involvement Process; Extension of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment

period.

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the

comment period, announced in the

March 29, 2000, Federal Register, for

the Voluntary Children’s Chemical

Evaluation Program (VCCEP), from May

12 to May 30, 2000. The VCCEP,

formerly known as the Voluntary

Children’s Health Chemical Testing

Program, is a voluntary program to

ensure that health effects data are

publicly available for industrial

chemicals to which children and

prospective parents may have a high

likelihood of exposure. The comment

period is being extended to allow

stakeholders additional time to

comment on the VCEEP subsequent to

the last public meeting of the

stakeholder involvement process.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPPTS–00274B, must

be received on or before May 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the instructions

for each method as directed in Unit III.

of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPPTS–00274B in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Barbara

Cunningham, Director, Office of

Program Management and Evaluation,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

For technical information contact:

Ward Penberthy, Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Chemical

Control Division (7405), Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (202) 260–0508; email address:

chem.rtk@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

messages must contain the docket

control number OPPTS–00274B and the

heading, ‘‘Voluntary Children’s

Chemical Evaluation Program,

Stakeholder Involvement Process,’’ in

the subject line on the first page of your

message.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does This Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to those chemical

manufacturers and processors who are

or may be required to conduct testing of

chemical substances under the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) section

4, individuals or groups concerned with

chemical testing and children’s health,

animal welfare groups, or other

members of the general public. Since

other entities may also be interested, the

Agency has not attempted to describe all

the specific entities that may be affected

by this action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of This

Document or Other Related Documents?

A. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ and then look

up the entry for this document under

the ‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

To access information about the

stakeholder meetings or the April 10,

2000, revision of the document entitled

‘‘Framework for a Voluntary Children’s

Chemical Evaluation Program,’’ you

may go directly to the website at http:/

/www.epa.gov/chemrtk/childhlt.htm.

B. In Person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPPTS–00274C. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this notice, any public

comments received during an applicable

comment period, and other information

related to the Voluntary Children’s

Chemical Evaluation Program, including

any information claimed as Confidential

Business Information (CBI). This official

record includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record, which includes

printed, paper versions of any electronic

comments that may be submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

North East Rm. B–607, Waterside Mall,

401 M St., SW., Washington, DC. The

Center is open from noon to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number of the

Center is (202) 260–7099.

C. By Phone. If you need additional

information about this action, you may

also contact the persons listed under

‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.’’

A copy of the April 10, 2000, revision

of the document entitled ‘‘Framework

for a Voluntary Children’s Chemical

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Evaluation Program’’ may be obtained

by calling the TSCA Hotline at (202)

554–1404.

III. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

As described in Units I.D. and I.E. of

the notice published in the Federal

Register of March 29, 2000 (65 FR

16590) (FRL–6552–6), you may submit

your comments through the mail, in

person, or electronically. Please follow

the instructions that are provided in that

notice. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify docket control

number OPPTS–00274B in the subject

line on the first page of your response.

IV. What Action is EPA taking?

EPA is extending the comment period

on the VCCEP from May 12 to May 30,

2000. The VCCEP is described in the

April 10, 2000, revision of the document

entitled ‘‘Framework for a Voluntary

Children’s Chemical Evaluation

Program’’ which EPA made available to

the public on April 12, 2000. The

VCCEP was developed using a

stakeholder involvement process which

was announced in the Federal Register

of August 26, 1999 (64 FR 46673) (FRL–

6089–1).

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Children, Hazardous substances, Health

and safety.

Dated: May 10, 2000.

William H. Sanders III,

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 00–12278 Filed 5–11–00; 2:34 pm]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

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 9:09 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10,

2000, the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

met in closed session to consider

matters relating to the Corporation’s

resolution, corporate, and supervisory

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 May 5, 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)(4), (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)(4), (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, N.W., Washington,

D.C.

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

James D. LaPierre,

Deputy Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–12238 Filed 5–11–00; 10:23 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 2:30 p.m., Wednesday,

May 17, 2000.

PLACE: Board Room, Second Floor,

Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

STATUS: The entire meeting will be

open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING

PORTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

• Final Rule: Election of Federal

Home Loan Bank Directors.

• Designation of Federal Home Loan

Bank Directors.

• Discussion of Issues Pertaining to

the Federal Home Loan Bank Capital

Reform.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Elaine L. Baker, Secretary to the Board,

(202) 408–2837.

William W. Ginsberg,

Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 00–12273 Filed 5–11–00; 2:12 pm]

BILLING CODE 6725–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. The application also will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise

noted, nonbanking activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Additional information on all bank

holding companies may be obtained

from the National Information Center

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than June 8, 2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (JoAnne F. Lewellen,

Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin

Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

55480–0291:

1. JDOB, Inc., Sandstone, Minnesota;

to acquire at least 80 percent of the

voting shares of First National Bank of

Hinckley, Hinckley, Minnesota, a de

novo bank.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 9, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–12062 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–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