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Case No. Received Date Commencement/Import Date Chemical

P–99–1230 12/14/99 11/25/99 (S) 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 2-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-

propanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 2-ethyl-2-

(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, hexanedioic acid and 1,3-

isobenzofurandione, 2-hydroxy-3-[(1-oxoneodecyl)oxy]propyl ester, 3-

oxobutanoate*

P–99–1231 12/10/99 12/07/99 (S) Siloxanes and silicones, di-me, me hydrogen, me pr, reaction products with polyethylene-polypropylene glycol allyl bu ether and polyethylene-polypropylene glycol monoally ether*

P–99–1250 12/09/99 12/01/99 (G) Polyester polyol polyurethane and organopolysiloxane containing

hydroxy group copolymer

P–99–1284 12/14/99 12/05/99 (G) Substituted benzenesulfonyl chloride*

P–99–1285 12/14/99 12/08/99 (G) Substituted benzenesulfinic acid salt

P–99–1290 12/16/99 12/03/99 (G) Substituted hydroxyphenyl halosubstituted benzamide

P–99–1303 12/14/99 12/07/99 (G) Substituted hydroxyhalophenyl halobenzamide

P–99–1304 12/09/99 11/30/99 (G) Substituted benzenesulfonic acid salt

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Premanufacture notices, Test marketing

exemptions.

Dated: January 12, 2000,

Deborah A. Williams,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 00–1549 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[DA 99–2844]

Process for Providing Service Under

Global International section 214

Authorizations Using Approved NonU.S.-Licensed Satellite Systems Listed

on the Permitted Space Station List

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces a

change in the International Bureau’s

interpretation of its Exclusion List in

light of the Commission’s decision in

the DISCO II Recon. proceeding. This

action will reduce the regulatory burden

on carriers seeking to provide

international services using certain nonU.S.-licensed satellite systems by

permitting the use of pre-approved

satellites under global international

section 214 authorizations without the

need to obtain separate authority for

such non-U.S.-licensed satellites.

DATES: Effective December 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Choi, Policy and Facilities Branch,

Telecommunications Division,

International Bureau, (202) 418–1460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. The International Bureau

announces its interpretation of its

Exclusion List for International section

214 Authorizations (Exclusion List) to

conform to a recent Commission order

streamlining rules relating to the use of

non-U.S. licensed satellite systems. See

Amendment of the Commission’s

Regulatory Policies to Allow Non-U.S.

Licensed Space Stations to Provide

Domestic and International Satellite

Service in the United States, IB Docket

No. 96–111, FCC 99–325 (64 FR 61791,

November 15, 1999).

2. The Commission developed the

Exclusion List as a procedural

mechanism to identify restrictions on

providing common carrier service. The

Exclusion List identifies those countries

or facilities that are not included within

the scope of a global section 214

authorization (61 FR 15724, April 9,

1996). When a carrier seeks to use

facilities or serve a country that is on

the Exclusion List, the carrier must file

a separate section 214 application

pursuant to § 63.18(e)(4) of the

Commission’s rules.

3. Currently, the Exclusion List

prohibits carriers from using all nonU.S.-licensed satellite systems without

obtaining a separate section 214

authorization (64 FR 19057, April 19,

1999). The Commission, however,

recently changed its rules regarding the

use of non-U.S.-licensed satellite

systems in the DISCO II Recon.

proceeding. In the DISCO II Recon.

proceeding, the Commission simplified

the process by which authorized nonU.S.-licensed fixed satellites may serve

the U.S. market. In particular, U.S. earth

station operators with ALSAT licenses

will be permitted to access a non-U.S.-

licensed satellite to provide fixedsatellite service in the conventional Cor Ku-bands without further regulatory

approval, once that non-U.S.-licensed

satellite has been authorized to serve the

United States. Originally, earth station

operators with ALSAT licenses were

permitted to access any U.S.-licensed

satellite. In the DISCO II Recon.

proceeding, these licensees’ authority

was expanded to include non-U.S.-

licensed satellites on the Permitted

Space Station List. Pursuant to the

DISCO II Recon. proceeding, the

International Bureau will keep a list of

such authorized non-U.S.-licensed

satellite systems to be referred to as the

Permitted Space Station List

(www.fcc.gov/ib/srd/se/

permitted.html).

4. In light of the DISCO II Recon.

proceeding, it is not necessary to require

holders of global section 214

authorizations to file for and obtain a

separate section 214 authorization for

non-U.S.-licensed satellite systems that

have been authorized to provide fixedsatellite service in the United States and

placed on the Permitted Space Station

List. Prior to placing a space station on

the Permitted Space Station List, the

Commission will conduct a proceeding

that will provide parties notice and an

opportunity to comment on any

potential Title III or section 214 issues

raised by permitting operators with

ALSAT licenses to access the non-U.S.-

licensed satellite.

5. Accordingly, we interpret the

Exclusion List restriction for all nonU.S.-licensed satellite systems to refer

only to non-U.S.-licensed satellite

systems that are not listed on the

Permitted Space Station List. This

interpretation will avoid confusion,

reduce regulatory burden, and ensure

that the Exclusion List is consistent

with the Commission’s policies. This

interpretation of the Exclusion List

became effective December 22, 1999.

The announcement of the effective date

of the DISCO II Recon. proceeding is

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published elsewhere in this issue of the

FR. Until the DISCO II Recon.

proceeding became effective, the

Commission required that carriers

wishing to use non-U.S.-licensed

satellite systems must file a separate

section 214 application pursuant to

§ 63.18(e)(4) of the Commission’s rules.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

Attachment—Exclusion List for

International Section 214 Authorizations

Last Modified December 22, 1999

The following is a list of countries and

facilities not covered by grant of global

section 214 authority under § 63.18(e)(1) of

the Commission’s Rules, 47 CFR 63.18(e)(1).

In addition, the facilities listed shall not be

used by U.S. carriers authorized under

§ 63.18 of the Commission’s Rules unless the

carrier’s section 214 authorization

specifically lists the facility.

Carriers desiring to serve countries or use

facilities listed as excluded hereon shall file

a separate section 214 application pursuant

to § 63.18(e)(4) of the Commission’s Rules.

See generally 47 CFR 63.22.

Countries: Cuba (Applications for service

to Cuba shall comply with the separate filing

requirements of the Commission’s Public

Notice Report No. I–6831, dated July 27,

1993, ‘‘FCC to Accept Applications for

Service to Cuba.’’)

Facilities: All non-U.S.-licensed satellite

systems that are not on the Permitted Space

Station List, maintained at www.fcc.gov/ib/

srd/se/permitted.html. See International

Bureau Public Notice, DA 99–2844 (rel. Dec.

17, 1999).

This list is subject to change by the

Commission when the public interest

requires. Before amending the list, the

Commission will first issue a public notice

giving affected parties the opportunity for

comment and hearing on the proposed

changes. The Commission may then release

an order amending the exclusion list. This

list also is subject to change upon issuance

of an Executive Order. See Streamlining the

section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff

Requirements, IB Docket No. 95–118, FCC

96–79, 11 FCC Rcd 12,884, released March

13, 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 15,724, April 9, 1996).

A current version of this list is maintained

at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/td/pf/

exclusionlist.html. For additional

information, contact the International

Bureau’s Telecommunications Division,

Policy & Facilities Branch, (202) 418–1460.

[FR Doc. 00–1620 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–U

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks 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 offices 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 February

7, 2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Philip Jackson, Applications Officer),

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690–1413:

1. Horizon Bancorp Employees’ Stock

Bonus Plan Trust, Michigan City,

Indiana; to acquire voting shares of

Horizon Bancorp, and thereby indirectly

acquire Horizon Bank, N.A., both of

Michigan City, Indiana.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 18, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–1577 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–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.

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 February 17,

2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

(A. Linwood Gill, III, Assistant Vice

President), 701 Easy Byrd Street,

Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528:

1. FNB Corp., Asheboro, North

Carolina; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Carolina Fincorp, Inc.,

Rockingham, North Carolina, and

thereby indirectly acquire Richmond

Savings Bank, Inc., SSB, Rockingham,

North Carolina.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President), 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303–2713:

1. Vision Bancshares, Inc., Gulf

Shores, Alabama; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Vision

Bank (in organization), Gulf Shores,

Alabama.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President),

411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri

63102–2034:

1. National Commerce

Bancorporation, Memphis, Tennessee;

to acquire 100 percent of the voting

shares of Piedmont Bancorp, Inc.,

Hillsborough, North Carolina, and

thereby indirectly acquire Hillsborough

Savings Bank, Inc., SSB, Hillsborough,

North Carolina.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W.

Arthur Tribble, Vice President), 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–

2272:

1. Mesquite Financial Services, Inc.,

Alice, Texas; to acquire 100 percent of

the voting shares of Falfurrias State

Bank, Falfurrias, Texas. Comments on

this application must be received by

February 15, 2000.

E. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Maria Villanueva, Consumer

Regulation Group), 101 Market Street,

San Francisco, California 94105–1579:

1. Eggemeyer Advisory Corp.; WJR

Corp.; Castle Creek Capital LLC; Castle

Creek Capital Partners Fund I, LP; Castle

Creek Capital Partners Fund IIa, LP;

Castle Creek Capital Partners Fund IIb,

LP, all of Rancho Santa Fe, California;

to acquire up to 35 percent of the voting

shares of First Community Bancorp,

Rancho Santa Fe, California, and

thereby indirectly acquire Rancho Santa

Fe National Bank, Rancho Santa Fe,