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reflect the comments of the independent

scientific peer reviewers, other Federal

agencies, and the public. In the Fall, the

SAB will conduct a scientific peer

review of the TEF chapter, the doseresponse modeling chapter, and the

Integrated Summary and Risk

Characterization. The SAB review will

be anounced in the Federal Register.

EPA expects to conclude the dioxin

reassessment about six months from

now, incorporating appropriate changes

that have been indicated by the

comments of Federal agencies, the

public, the external peer reviewers, and

the SAB review panel. Final SAB

approval is needed to produce a final

EPA dioxin reassessment document.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Norine E. Noonan,

Assistant Administrator for Research and

Development.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6713–8]

Casmalia Disposal Site; Notice of

Extension of the Public Comment

Period for Proposed CERCLA

Administrative De Minimis Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice; extension of public

comment period.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9622(i), and section 7003(d) of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act, as amended (‘‘RCRA’’) 42 U.S.C.

6973(d), the Environmental Protection

Agency (‘‘EPA’’) provided notice in the

March 15, 2000, Federal Register, 65 FR

13967–13969, of a proposed

administrative de minimis settlement

concerning the Casmalia Disposal Site

in Santa Barbara County, California

(‘‘the Casmalia Disposal Site’’). This

notice extends the public comment

period through June 26, 2000. Section

122(g) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(g),

provides EPA with the authority to enter

into administrative de minimis

settlements. This settlement is intended

to resolve the liabilities of 433 settling

parties for the Casmalia Disposal Site

under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA,

42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and section 7003

of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973. For most of

the settling parties, the settlement will

also resolve their Casmalia Disposal

Site-related liability for the response

costs incurred or to be incurred by the

federal Natural Resources Trustees’ (the

United States Fish and Wildlife Service,

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, and the United States

Department of the Air Force), and

potential natural resource damages. The

settling parties will pay a total of $27.6

million toward Casmalia Disposal Site

response costs.

Through June 26, 2000, EPA will

receive written comments relating to the

settlement. In addition, in accordance

with section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

6973(d), EPA will hold a public hearing

to receive comments on the proposed

settlement, on June 26, 2000, from 7–9

p.m., in the Board of Supervisors’

Hearing Room, at the County

Administration Building, 511 E.

Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria,

California. EPA will consider all

comments it receives during this

comment period, and may modify or

withdraw its consent to the settlement

if any comments disclose facts or

considerations indicating that the

settlement is inappropriate, improper,

or inadequate. EPA’s written responses

to all comments will be made available

at the EPA Region IX Superfund

Records Center (415–536–2000), 95

Hawthorne Street, Suite 403 S, San

Francisco, CA 94105–3901 and at the

Santa Maria Library (805–925–0994),

420 South Broadway, Santa Maria, CA

93454.

DATES: Original, signed comments must

be received by EPA on or before June 26,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk,

U.S. EPA Region IX (ORC–1), 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105–3901, and should refer to:

Casmalia Disposal Site, Santa Barbara

County, CA, U.S. EPA Docket No. 99–

02(a). The proposed settlement and

additional background information

relating to the settlement are available

for inspection at the EPA Region IX

Superfund Records Center (415–536–

2000), 95 Hawthorne Street, Suite 403 S,

San Francisco, CA 94105–3901 and at

the Santa Maria Library (805–925–

0994), 420 South Broadway, Santa

Maria, CA 93454. A copy of the

proposed Administrative Order on

Consent may be obtained from the

Regional Hearing Clerk at the address

provided above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Goldberg, Assistant Regional

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX (ORC–3),

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105–3901; E-Mail:

goldberg.karen@epa.gov; Tel: (415) 744–

1382.

Keith Takata,

Director, Superfund Division, Region IX.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6714–1]

Lancaster Plating Site/Lillington, NC;

Notice of Proposed Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement.

SUMMARY: Under section 122(h)(1) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA), the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed

to settle claims for response costs at the

Lancaster Plating Site (Site) located in

Lillington, North Carolina, with

Kimrick, Inc. EPA will consider public

comments on the proposed settlement

for thirty days. EPA may withdraw from

or modify the proposed settlement

should such comments disclose facts or

considerations which indicate the

proposed settlement is inappropriate,

improper, or inadequate. Copies of the

proposed settlement are available from:

Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region IV, CERCLA Program Services

Branch, Waste Management Division, 61

Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia

30303, (404) 562–8887.

Written comments may be submitted

to Ms. Batchelor at the above address

within 30 days of the date of

publication.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

Franklin E. Hill,

Chief, CERCLA Program Services Branch,

Waste Management Division.

[FR Doc. 00–14772 Filed 6–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[ET Docket No. 98–237, FCC 00–181]

3650–3700 MHz Government Transfer

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document modifies the

freeze imposed on applications for new

earth stations and major modifications

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in existing earth stations in the 3650–

3700 MHz band, which is also referred

to as the extended C-band. We are

partially lifting the freeze to allow the

acceptance of applications for new

extended C-band earth station receive

sites that are within close proximity

(i.e., 10 miles or less) of an existing

grandfathered extended C-band earth

station receive site. Additionally, we are

lifting the freeze with respect to major

modifications to existing grandfathered

extended C-band earth station receive

sites.

DATES: Effective May 22, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rodney Conway, Office of Engineering

and Technology, (202) 418–2904.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Order, ET

Docket 98–237, FCC 00–181, adopted

May 17, 2000, and released May 22,

2000. The full text of this Commission

decision is available for inspection and

copying during normal business hours

in the FCC Reference Information

Center, Room Cy–A257, 445 12th Street,

SW, Washington, DC, and also may be

purchased from the Commission’s

duplication contractor, International

Transcription Service, (202) 857–3800,

1231 20th Street, NW Washington, DC

20036.

Summary of the Memorandum Opinion

and Order

1. In the Notice of Proposed Rule

Making and Order (‘‘Notice and Order’’),

64 FR 2462, January 14, 1999, the

Commission proposed to allocate the

3650–3700 MHz band to the nongovernment fixed service on a primary

basis. To ensure that adequate

opportunities would continue to exist

for the provision of fixed services in the

3650–3700 MHz band, the Commission

stated that it would no longer accept

applications for new earth stations or

major modifications in existing earth

station facilities for the fixed-satellite

service (‘‘FSS’’) in the 3650–3700 MHz

band. The Notice and Order

grandfathered existing extended C-band

earth stations.

2. The Commission continues to

believe that a freeze limiting the growth

of new earth station facilities in the

extended C-band is necessary to ensure

that adequate opportunities exist for

fixed services in the 3650–3700 MHz

band. As noted in the Notice and Order

a broad range of fixed services could be

implemented in the 3650–3700 MHz

band which could help to achieve the

overarching goals of Section 706 of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996 by

providing advanced

telecommunications capability to all

Americans. The proposals submitted by

New Skies and the C-Band Coalition to

lift the freeze are unacceptable because

such action would likely have the effect

of significantly limiting or precluding

future fixed service operations in this

band. However, we find that a limited

lifting of the freeze will provide relief

for satellite users of the extended Cband without jeopardizing its future

availability for terrestrial uses. We will

therefore accept applications for new

extended C-band earth stations or major

modifications of an existing extended Cband earth station if the proposed earth

station facilities are located in close

proximity (i.e. 10 miles or less) to an

existing, grandfathered extended C-band

earth station in the 3650–3700 MHz

band. We find that this will provide

reasonable opportunities to obtain

suitable real estate for the placement of

new extended C-band earth stations

near grandfathered extended C-band

earth stations. Below is a list of existing

sites. We find that the introduction of

new extended C-band earth stations in

close proximity to an existing

grandfathered extended C-band earth

stations will not substantially impede

the opportunities for the introduction of

fixed services in the 3650–3700 MHz

band. Further, we find that this action

will provide relief to satellite operators

while having a de minimis impact on

the opportunities for the provision of

fixed services in the 3650–3700 MHz

band.

TABLE 1.—AUTHORIZED EXTENDED C-BAND EARTH STATIONS 1

(Receive at 3625–3700 MHz and Transmit at 5850–5925 MHz) 2

State/City North latitude West longitude

California:

Carmel Valley ................................................................................................................... 36° 24′10′′ 121° 38′48′′

Culver City ........................................................................................................................ 34° 01′ 06′′ 118° 24′ 13′′

Livermore .......................................................................................................................... 37° 45′ 39′′ 121° 47′ 50′′

Los Angeles ...................................................................................................................... 34° 01′ 53′′ 118° 27′ 18′′

34° 01′ 54′′ 118° 27′ 15′′

34° 01′ 54′′ 118° 27′ 18.3′′

34° 01′ 54′′ 118° 27′ 21.3′′

Malibu ............................................................................................................................... 34° 04′ 49.67′′ 118° 53′ 43.91′′

34° 04′ 50.32′′ 118° 53′ 46.40′′

Mountain House ............................................................................................................... 37° 45′ 01′′ 121° 35′ 34′′

37° 45′ 02′′ 121° 35′ 35′′

Niles Canyon .................................................................................................................... 37° 35′ 56′′ 121° 56′ 32′′

37° 36′ 00′′ 121° 56′ 35′′

Salt Creek ......................................................................................................................... 38° 56′ 20.2′′ 122° 08′ 48′′

38° 56′ 21′′ 122° 08′ 49.2′′

38° 56′ 22.3′′ 122° 08′ 49.6′′

Somis ................................................................................................................................ 34° 19′ 31′′ 118° 59′ 41′′

Sylmar ............................................................................................................................... 34° 19′ 04′′ 118° 29′ 00′′

Florida:

Medley .............................................................................................................................. 25° 50′ 26′′ 80° 19′ 03′′

25° 51′ 19′′ 80° 19′ 52′′

Melbourne ......................................................................................................................... 28° 02′ 25′′ 80° 35′ 48′′

28° 05′ 10′′ 80° 38′ 10′′

Miami ................................................................................................................................ 25° 48′ 34′′ 80° 21′ 11′′

25° 48′ 35′′ 80° 21′ 10′′

25° 48′ 35′′ 80° 21′ 11′′

Miramar 3 ........................................................................................................................... 25° 58′ 32′′ 80° 17′ 00′′

Orlando ............................................................................................................................. 28° 25′ 29′′ 81° 07′ 21′′

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TABLE 1.—AUTHORIZED EXTENDED C-BAND EARTH STATIONS 1—Continued

(Receive at 3625–3700 MHz and Transmit at 5850–5925 MHz) 2

State/City North latitude West longitude

Palm Bay .......................................................................................................................... 28° 02′ 28′′ 80° 35′ 42′′

Guam: Pulantat ................................................................................................................. 13° 25′ 00′′ 4 144° 44′ 57′′

Maine: Andover ................................................................................................................ 44° 37′ 57′′ 70° 42′ 01′′

44° 37′ 58′′ 70° 41′ 54′′

Maryland:

Etam ................................................................................................................................. 39° 16′ 48′′ 79° 44′ 14′′

39° 16′ 50′′ 79° 44′ 13′′

Clarksburg ........................................................................................................................ 39° 13′ 07′′ 77° 16′ 12′′

Massachusetts: Whitinsville .............................................................................................. 42° 06′ 59′′ 71° 38′ 08′′

New Jersey: Franklin ........................................................................................................ 41° 07′ 04′′ 74° 34′ 33′′

New York: Staten Island ................................................................................................... 40° 36′ 13′′ 74° 10′ 39′′

North Carolina: West Jefferson ........................................................................................ 36° 25′ 50′′ 81° 23′ 45′′

Oregon: Moores Valley ..................................................................................................... 45° 20′ 33′′ 123° 17′ 15′′

Pennsylvania: Roaring Creek ........................................................................................... 40° 53′ 34′′ 76° 26′ 23′′

40°53′35.9′′ 76° 26′ 22.6′′

40°53′37′′ 76° 26′ 22′′

40°53′37.5′′ 76° 26′ 21.8′′

Puerto Rico:

Carolina ............................................................................................................................ 18° 26′ 00′′ 65° 59′ 35′′

Caguas ............................................................................................................................. 18° 17′ 53′′ 66° 03′ 14′′

Cayey ................................................................................................................................ 18° 08′ 00′′ 66° 07′ 57′′

Humacao .......................................................................................................................... 18° 09′ 05′′ 65° 47′ 20′′

Rio Piedras ....................................................................................................................... 18° 14′ 30′′ 66° 01′ 50′′

18° 22′ 59′′ 66° 04′ 09′′

Tennessee: Nashville ....................................................................................................... 36° 14′ 06′′ 86° 45′ 21′′

36° 14′ 5.7′′ 86° 45′ 19.4′′

36° 14′ 5.7′′ 86° 45′ 21.4′′

Texas: Woodland Hills ...................................................................................................... 32° 37′ 48′′ 96° 50′ 33′′

Virginia:

Alexandria ......................................................................................................................... 38° 47′ 39′′ 77° 09′ 51′′

Shenandoah Court ........................................................................................................... 38° 43′ 45′′ 78° 39′ 26′′

Washington: Brewster ...................................................................................................... 48° 08′ 49′′ 119° 41′ 28′′

48° 08′ 51′′ 119° 41′ 29′′

West Virginia:

Lennox .............................................................................................................................. 39° 34′ 07′′ 79° 34′ 45′′

Rowlesburg ....................................................................................................................... 39° 16′ 52.1′′ 79° 44′ 10.7′′

1 In addition, there is an extended C-band earth station on the Midway Atoll.

2 Most of these earth stations are authorized to make use of both C-band (3700–4200 MHz for downlinks and 5925–6425 MHz band for

uplinks) and extended C-band frequencies (3625–3700 MHz for downlinks and 5850–5925 MHz for uplinks). 3This is a receive-only station.

4Guam’s longitude coordinate is East, not West.

TABLE 2.—SITES AUTHORIZED FOR LESS THAN THE FULL EXTENDED C-BAND

Band City, State Latitude Longitude

3685–3700 MHz ................................ Miami, Florida .............................................................................................. 25°28′48′′ 80°10′48′′

Atlanta, Georgia .......................................................................................... 33°52′38.23′′ 84°27′58.35′′

Marietta, Georgia ........................................................................................ 33°55′41′′ 84°29′45′′

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico ............................................................................... 18°34′10′′ 66°23′00′′

San Juan, Puerto Rico ................................................................................ 18°22′00′′ 66°07′00′′

3650–3700 MHz ................................ Auburn University, Alabama ....................................................................... 32°35′47′′ 85°29′27′′

TABLE 3.—AUTHORIZED TT&C SITES

[Receive at 3698.5–3699.5 MHz and Transmit at 5923.5–5924.5 MHz]

City/State Latitude Longitude

Three Peaks, California .............................................................................................................................................. 38°8′51.9′′ 122°47′38′′

Hawley, Pennsylvania ................................................................................................................................................. 41°27′51′′ 75°7′47.9′′

3. Pursuant to the authority contained

in sections 4(i), 302, 303(e), 303(f),

303(g), 303(r), and 405 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, it is ordered that the Request

For Relief and Modified Request For

Emergency Relief and Request For

Expedited Action filed by New Skies

Satellites N.V., are hereby granted, in

part, and denied in part. The application

processing changes are effective May 22,

2000.

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Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

EXAMINATION COUNCIL

Uniform Retail Credit Classification

and Account Management Policy

AGENCY: Federal Financial Institutions

Examination Council.

ACTION: Final notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Financial

Institutions Examination Council

(FFIEC), on behalf of the Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System (FRB), the Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office

of the Comptroller of the Currency

(OCC), and the Office of Thrift

Supervision (OTS), collectively referred

to as the Agencies, is publishing

revisions to the Uniform Retail Credit

Classification and Account Management

Policy, to clarify certain provisions,

especially regarding the re-aging of

open-end accounts and extensions,

deferrals, renewals, and rewrites of

closed-end loans. The National Credit

Union Administration (NCUA), also a

member of FFIEC, does not plan to

adopt the Uniform Policy at this time.

This Policy is a supervisory policy used

by the Agencies for uniform

classification and treatment of retail

credit loans in financial institutions.

DATES: Any changes to an institution’s

policies and procedures as a result of

the Uniform Retail Credit Classification

and Account Management Policy issued

on February 10, 1999, as modified by

these revisions, should be implemented

for reporting in the December 31, 2000,

Call Report or Thrift Financial Report,

as appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

FRB: David Adkins, Supervisory

Financial Analyst, (202) 452–5259, or

Anna Lee Hewko, Financial Analyst,

(202) 530–6260, Division of Banking

Supervision and Regulation, Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System. For the hearing impaired only,

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

(TDD), Diane Jenkins, (202) 452–3544,

Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System, 20th and C Streets,

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

OCC: Daniel L. Pearson, National

Bank Examiner, (202) 874–5170, Credit

Risk Division, or Ron Shimabukuro,

Senior Attorney, (202) 874–5090,

Legislative and Regulatory Activities

Division, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office

of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.

FDIC: James Leitner, Examination

Specialist, (202) 898–6790, Division of

Supervision, or Michael Phillips,

Counsel, (202) 898–3581, Supervision

and Legislation Branch, Legal Division,

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20429.

OTS: William J. Magrini, Senior

Project Manager, (202) 906–5744, Donna

M. Deale, Manager, Supervision Policy,

(202) 906–7488, Supervision Policy, or

Ellen J. Sazzman, Counsel (Banking and

Finance), (202) 906–7133, Regulations

and Legislation Division, Chief

Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

On June 30, 1980, the FRB, FDIC, and

OCC adopted the Uniform Policy for

Classification of Consumer Installment

Credit Based on Delinquency Status

(1980 policy). The Federal Home Loan

Bank Board, the predecessor of the OTS,

adopted the 1980 policy in 1987. The

1980 policy established uniform

guidelines for the classification of retail

installment credit based on delinquency

status and provided charge-off time

frames for open-end and closed-end

credit.

The Agencies undertook a review of

the 1980 policy as part of their review

of all written policies mandated by

Section 303(a) of the Riegle Community

Development and Regulatory

Improvement Act of 1994. As a result of

this review, on February 10, 1999 (64 FR

6655), the Agencies issued the Uniform

Retail Credit Classification and Account

Management Policy (Uniform Policy). In

general, the Uniform Policy:

• Established a charge-off policy for

open-end credit at 180 days

delinquency and closed-end credit at

120 days delinquency.

• Provided guidance for loans

affected by bankruptcy, fraud, and

death.

• Established guidelines for re-aging,

extending, deferring, or rewriting past

due accounts.

• Provided for classification of certain

delinquent residential mortgage and

home equity loans.

• Provided an alternative method of

recognizing partial payments.

As issued on February 10, 1999, the

Uniform Policy was effective for manual

adjustments to an institution’s policies

and procedures as of the June 30, 1999,

Call Report or Thrift Financial Report,

as appropriate. In addition, the Uniform

Policy allowed institutions until the

December 31, 2000, Reports to make

changes involving computer

programming resources. In a

modification issued on November 23,

1999 (64 FR 65712), the implementation

date for manual changes was extended

to the December 31, 2000, Reports.

Following the issuance of the Uniform

Policy, the Agencies received numerous

inquiries for clarifications of the

standards contained in the Policy,

especially with respect to the re-aging of

open-end accounts and extensions,

deferrals, renewals, or rewrites of

closed-end loans. In response to these

inquiries for clarification, the Agencies

have decided to publish this revised

Uniform Policy. In addition to various

editorial changes, the Agencies have

changed the Uniform Policy to clarify

various items in the Uniform Policy

with respect to (1) the re-aging of openend accounts; (2) extensions, deferrals,

renewals, and rewrites of closed-end

loans; (3) examiner considerations; and

(4) the treatment of specific categories of

retail loans.

1. Re-aging of open-end accounts. The

Uniform Policy provided that open-end

accounts should not be re-aged more

than once within any twelve-month

period and no more than twice within

any five-year period. The Agencies have

decided to clarify the Uniform Policy by

stating that institutions may adopt a

more conservative re-aging standard

(e.g., some institutions allow only one

re-aging in the lifetime of an open-end

account). In addition, this modification

of the Uniform Policy recognizes the

importance of formal workout programs

and provides guidance on the handling

of open-end accounts that enter into this

type of program.

Specifically, the Agencies have

modified the Uniform Policy to provide

that institutions may re-age an account

after it enters a workout program,

including internal and third-party debt

counseling services, but only after

receipt of at least three consecutive

minimum monthly payments or the

equivalent cumulative amount. Re-aging

for workout program purposes is limited

to once in a five-year period and is in

addition to the once-in-twelve-months/

twice-in-five-years limitation. The term

‘‘re-age’’ is defined in the document (in

footnote 3) to mean ‘‘returning a

delinquent, open-end account to current

status without collecting the total

amount of principal, interest, and fees

that are contractually due.’’ In the

Agencies’ view, management

information systems should track the

principal reductions and charge-off

history of loans in workout programs by

type of program.