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(CAS No. 58–89–9) and chlordecone 

(CAS No. 143–50–0). 

At the November 2005 meeting, in 

accordance with the procedures laid 

down in Article 8 of the Convention, 

POPRC examined the proposals and 

applied the screening criteria in Annex 

D of the Convention (‘‘Information 

Requirements and Screening Criteria’’). 

With regard to all five chemicals, 

POPRC decided that it was satisfied that 

the screening criteria had been fulfilled 

and that further work should therefore 

be undertaken in accordance with the 

provisions of the Convention. 

The five chemicals being newly 

proposed at the November 2006 meeting 

for inclusion in Annexes A, B and/or C 

of the Stockholm Convention are two 

industrial chemicals: 

Octabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No. 

32536–52–0) and pentachlorobenzene 

(CAS No. 608–93–5); one chemical with 

both industrial and pesticidal uses: 

Short-chained chlorinated paraffins 

(CAS No. 85535–84–8); and two 

pesticides: Alpha 

hexachlorocyclohexane (CAS No. 319–

84–6) and beta hexachlorocyclohexane 

(CAS No. 319–85–7). 

Article 8 provides that once POPRC is 

satisfied that the screening criteria in 

Annex D have been fulfilled in the 

proposals, the following steps are then 

undertaken: 

• Parties and observers are requested 

to provide additional information about 

the chemical, including information to 

be used in developing the risk profiles, 

per Annex E (‘‘Information 

Requirements for the Risk Profile’’). 

• Draft risk profiles are prepared for 

consideration by POPRC. 

• POPRC reviews the risk profiles and 

decides, on the basis of the risk profile, 

if the chemical is likely, as a result of 

its long-range environmental transport, 

to lead to significant adverse human 

health and/or environmental effects, 

such that global action is warranted. If 

POPRC determines that action is 

warranted, or the Conference of the 

Parties (COP) determines that the 

proposal shall proceed, then Parties and 

observers will be asked to provide 

information, per Annex F (‘‘Information 

on Socio-Economic Considerations’’), to 

aid in the development of risk 

management evaluations. 

• Once POPRC is satisfied with the 

risk management evaluation, POPRC 

then prepares a recommendation 

whether to list the chemical for 

consideration by COP. 

• COP makes the final decision on 

listing the chemical in Annexes A, B, 

and/or C. 

EPA anticipates issuing Federal 

Register notices, with at least 30 day 

comment periods, soliciting information 

after all but the last step, when 

appropriate. 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

The Agency is issuing this notice to 

increase awareness of the documents 

being discussed at POPRC in November 

2006, the status of their review under 

the Convention, and upcoming 

procedural steps required by the 

Convention. The Agency will also use 

any comments received to inform its 

position on issues for the meeting. The 

relevant meeting documents have been 

posted at http://www.pops.int/ 

documents/meetings/poprc_2/ 

default.htm. 

Comments, identified by docket ID 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0794, 

must be received on or before October 

31, 2006. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

EPA is requesting comment and 

information under the authority of 

section 102(2)(F) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq., which directs all agencies 

of the Federal Government to 

‘‘[r]ecognize the worldwide and longrange character of environmental 

problems and, where consistent with 

the foreign policy of the United States, 

lend appropriate support to initiatives, 

resolutions and programs designed to 

maximize cooperation in anticipating 

and preventing a decline in the quality 

of mankind’s world environment.’’

Section 17(d) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

also provides additional support in that 

it directs the Administrator of EPA ‘‘in 

cooperation with the Department of 

State and any other appropriate Federal 

agency, [to] participate and cooperate in 

any international efforts to develop 

improved pesticide research and 

regulations.’’

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances. 

Dated: October 2, 2006. 

Charles M. Auer, 

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Joint Comment Request 

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of 

the Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System (Board); and Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation (FDIC). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

to be submitted to OMB for review and 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the 

FDIC (collectively, the ‘‘agencies’’) may 

not conduct or sponsor, and the 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, an information collection unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. 

On July 14, 2006, the agencies, under 

the auspices of the Federal Financial 

Institutions Examination Council 

(FFIEC), published a notice in the 

Federal Register (71 FR 40119) 

requesting public comment for 60 days 

on the extension, with revision, of the 

Foreign Branch Report of Condition 

(FFIEC 030), which is a currently 

approved information collection for 

each agency. The comment period for 

this notice expired on September 12, 

2006. No comments were received. The 

agencies are now submitting requests to 

OMB for approval of the extension, with 

revision, of the FFIEC 030. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 6, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments to 

any or all of the agencies. All comments, 

which should refer to the OMB control 

number, will be shared among the 

agencies. 

OCC: You should direct your 

comments to: Communications 

Division, Office of the Comptroller of 

the Currency, Public Information Room, 

Mailstop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0099, 

250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20219. In addition, comments may be 

sent by fax to 202–874–4448, or by 

electronic mail to 

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inspect and photocopy the comments at 

the OCC’s Public Information Room, 250 

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. 

You can make an appointment to 

inspect the comments by calling 202–

874–5043. 

Board: You may submit comments, 

identified by FFIEC 030 (7100–0071), by 

any of the following methods: 

• Agency Web site: http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the http://www.federalreserve.gov/ 

generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: 

regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. 

Include the OMB control number in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 202–452–3819 or 202–452–

3102. 

• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20551. 

All public comments are available 

from the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/ 

foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, 

unless modified for technical reasons. 

Accordingly, your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information. Public comments 

may also be viewed electronically or in 

paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s 

Martin Building (20th and C Streets, 

NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on 

weekdays. 

FDIC: You may submit written 

comments, which should refer to 

‘‘Foreign Branch Report of Condition, 

3064–0011,’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

• Agency Web site: http:// 

www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/ 

notices.html. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments on the FDIC Web 

site. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: comments@FDIC.gov. 

Include ‘‘Foreign Branch Report of 

Condition, 3064–0011’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Steven F. Hanft, Clearance 

Officer (202–898–3907), Attention: 

Comments, Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20429. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Comments 

may be hand delivered to the guard 

station at the rear of the 550 17th Street 

Building (located on F Street) on 

business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Public Inspection: All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/ 

federal/notices/html including any 

personal information provided. 

Comments may be inspected at the FDIC 

Public Information Center, Room E–

1002, 3502 North Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22226, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. on business days. 

Additionally, commenters should 

send a copy of their comments to the 

OMB Desk Officer for the agencies by 

mail to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503 or by fax to 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information or a copy of the 

collection may be requested from: 

OCC: Mary Gottlieb, OCC Clearance 

Officer, or Camille Dickerson, 202–874–

5090, Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division, Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. 

Board: Michelle Long, Federal 

Reserve Board Clearance Officer, 202–

452–3829, Division of Research and 

Statistics, Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, 20th and C 

Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551. 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

(TDD) users may call 202–263–4869, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, 

NW., Washington, DC 20551. 

FDIC: Steven F. Hanft, Clearance 

Officer, at shanft@fdic.gov, (202–898–

3907), Room MB–2088, Legal Division, 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 

550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20429. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal 

to request approval from OMB of the 

extension for three years, with revision, 

of the following currently approved 

collections of information: 

Report Title: Foreign Branch Report of 

Condition. 

Form Numbers: FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 

030S. 

Frequency of Response: Annually, 

and quarterly for significant branches. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

OCC 

OMB Number: 1557–0099. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

118 annual branch respondents (FFIEC 

030); 73 quarterly branch respondents 

(FFIEC 030); 200 annual branch 

respondents (FFIEC 030S). 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 

030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

1,494 burden hours. 

Board 

OMB Number: 7100–0071. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 17 

annual branch respondents (FFIEC 030); 

16 quarterly branch respondents (FFIEC 

030); 24 annual branch respondents 

(FFIEC 030S). 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 

030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 288 

burden hours. 

FDIC 

OMB Number: 3064–0011. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6 

annual respondents (FFIEC 030); 2 

quarterly respondents (FFIEC 030); 7 

annual respondents (FFIEC 030S). 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 3.4 burden hours (FFIEC 

030); 0.5 burden hours (FFIEC 030S). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 51 

burden hours. 

General Description of Reports 

This information collection is 

mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 321, 324, and 602 

(Board); 12 U.S.C. 602 (OCC); and 12 

U.S.C. 1828 (FDIC). This information 

collection is given confidential 

treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)). 

Abstract 

The FFIEC 030 and FFIEC 030S 

contain asset and liability information 

for foreign branches of insured U.S. 

commercial banks and state-chartered 

savings banks and is required for 

regulatory and supervisory purposes. 

The information is used to analyze the 

foreign operations of U.S. banks. 

Foreign branches of U.S. banks that 

have in excess of $250 million in total 

assets file the FFIEC 030, with 

significant branches submitting the 

report quarterly and other branches in 

this size range submitting the report 

annually as of December 31. Foreign 

branches with total assets between $50 

million and $250 million file the 

abbreviated FFIEC 030S report annually 

as of December 31. Foreign branches 

with less than $50 million in total assets 

are exempt from reporting. All reports 

are filed with the appropriate Federal 

Reserve District Bank. The Federal 

Reserve collects this information on 

behalf of the parent U.S. bank’s primary 

federal bank regulatory agency. 

Current Actions 

In response to the July 14, 2006, 

notice published in the Federal Register 

(71 FR 40119), the agencies did not 

receive any comments. The revisions to 


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1Abbreviated Financial Statements of Foreign 

Subsidiaries of U.S. Banking Organizations (FR 

2314S; OMB No. 7100–0073), filed for subsidiaries 

with assets between $50 million and $250 million. 

the FFIEC 030 have been approved by 

the FFIEC as originally proposed and 

are summarized below. The agencies 

will implement the changes as of the 

December 31, 2006, reporting date. 

Listing of Revisions 

A. Revisions to the FFIEC 030 

The agencies will reduce reporting 

burden by eliminating five reporting 

items for branches with total assets in 

excess of $250 million because the 

aggregate amounts reported in these 

items have declined substantially to a 

nominal amount. The five items being 

eliminated are: 

• Asset item 6.d, ‘‘Loans to foreign 

governments and official institutions.’’

Amounts will be included in current 

item 6.e, ‘‘Loans and lease financing 

receivables: To all others.’’

• Asset item 7, ‘‘Customers’’ liability 

to this bank on acceptances 

outstanding.’’ Amounts will be included 

in current item 13, ‘‘Other assets.’’

• Asset item 9, ‘‘Accrued interest 

receivable.’’ Amounts will be included 

in current item 13, ‘‘Other assets.’’

• Liability item 19, ‘‘Bank’s liability 

on acceptances executed and 

outstanding.’’ Amounts will be included 

in current item 24, ‘‘Other liabilities.’’

• Liability item 20, ‘‘Accrued taxes 

and other expenses.’’ Amounts will be 

included in current item 24, ‘‘Other 

liabilities.’’

B. Implementation of the FFIEC 030S 

The agencies are creating an 

abbreviated or ‘‘short’’ report (FFIEC 

030S) containing five items that 

branches with total assets between $50 

million and $250 million will file on an 

annual basis in lieu of the FFIEC 030 

form. The scope of the FFIEC 030S is 

comparable to a report filed with the 

Federal Reserve by U.S. banking 

organizations for their foreign 

subsidiaries.1 The items for this report 

are considered the minimum 

information needed to serve as 

indicators of higher business volume, 

risk, and complexity in small-sized 

foreign branches. The reported 

information will also be used to monitor 

potential developments that may pose 

risks to the overall operations of the 

parent bank. The items for the FFIEC 

030S are: 

• Gross due from related institutions 

(a combination of current FFIEC 030 

asset items 11 and 12) 

• Total assets (current FFIEC 030 

asset item 14) 

• Gross due to related institutions (a 

combination of current FFIEC 030 

liability items 22 and 23) 

• Total gross notional amount of 

derivative contracts (a combination of 

current FFIEC 030 derivative items 26, 

27, 28, and 31) 

• Commercial and similar letters of 

credit, standby letters of credit, and 

foreign office guarantees (a combination 

of current FFIEC 030 off-balance sheet 

items 29 and 30) 

C. Exempt Entities 

The agencies will exempt foreign 

branches with total assets below $50 

million from both the FFIEC 030 and 

FFIEC 030S annual filing requirements. 

Request for Comment 

Comments are invited on: 

a. Whether the information 

collections are necessary for the 

agencies’ duties and responsibilities, 

including whether the information has 

practical utility; 

b. The accuracy of the agencies’

estimates of the burden of the 

information collections, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

c. Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

d. Ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collections on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and 

e. Estimates of capital or start up costs 

and costs of operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services to provide the 

requested information. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be shared among the 

agencies. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. Written 

comments should address the accuracy 

of the burden estimates and ways to 

minimize burden, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or the 

use of other forms of information 

technology, as well as other relevant 

aspects of the information collection 

request. 

Dated: September 29, 2006. 

Stuart Feldstein, 

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 2, 2006. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

Dated at Washington, DC, this 27th day of 

September, 2006. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–8529 Filed 10–5–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of 

Agency Meeting 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

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

the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation’s Board of Directors will 

meet in open session at 10 a.m. on 

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, to consider 

the following matters: 

SUMMARY AGENDA: No substantive 

discussion of the following items is 

anticipated. These matters will be 

resolved with a single vote unless a 

member of the Board of Directors 

requests that an item be moved to the 

discussion agenda. 

Disposition of minutes of previous 

Board of Directors’ meetings. 

Summary reports, status reports, and 

reports of actions taken pursuant to 

authority delegated by the Board of 

Directors. 

DISCUSSION AGENDA: 

Memorandum and resolution re: Final 

Rule to Implement the One-Time 

Assessment Credit. 

Memorandum and resolution re: Final 

Rule to Implement Assessment 

Dividend Requirements. 

The meeting will be held in the Board 

Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC 

Building located at 550-17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC. 

The FDIC will provide attendees with 

auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language 

interpretation) required for this meeting. 

Those attendees needing such assistance 

should call (703) 562–6067 (Voice or 

TTY), to make necessary arrangements. 

Requests for further information 

concerning the meeting may be directed 

to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive 

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202) 

898–7122. 

Dated: October 3, 2006. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

Robert E. Feldman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–8544 Filed 10–3–06; 4:19 pm] 

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