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Service, 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd 

Floor, P.O. Box 95007, Lincoln, NE 

68509. 

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region 7, Water, Wetlands and 

Pesticides Division, Drinking Water 

Management Branch, 901 North 5th 

Street, Kansas City, KS 66101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth L. Deason, EPA Region 7, 

Drinking Water Management Branch, 

(913) 551–7585 or toll-free at 800–223–

0425, or by e-mail at 

deason.ken@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that EPA has determined 

to approve an application by the 

Nebraska Department of Health and 

Human Services to incorporate the 

following EPA National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations: (1) Arsenic 

and Clarifications to Compliance and 

New Source Monitoring Rule (January 

22, 2001, 66 FR 6975); (2) Filter 

Backwash Recycling Rule (June 8, 2001, 

66 FR 31086); (3) Lead and Copper Rule 

Minor Revisions (January 12, 2000, 65 

FR 1950); (4) Long Term 1 Enhanced 

Surface Water Treatment Rule (January 

14, 2002, 67 FR 1812); (5) Public 

Notification Rule (May 4, 2000, 65 FR 

25982); (6) Radionuclides Rule 

(December 7, 2000, 65 FR 76708); and 

(7) Variance and Exemption Rule 

(August 14, 1998, 63 FR 43834). The 

application demonstrates that Nebraska 

has adopted drinking water regulations 

that satisfy the National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations. EPA has 

determined that Nebraska’s regulations 

are no less stringent than the 

corresponding federal regulations and 

that Nebraska continues to meet all 

requirements for primary enforcement 

responsibility as specified in 40 CFR 

142.10. 

(Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking 

Water Act, as amended and 40 CFR 142.10, 

142.12(d) and 142.13) 

Dated: November 20, 2006. 

John B. Askew, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

[FR Doc. E6–20977 Filed 12–8–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8253–8] 

Notice of Approval of the Primacy 

Application for National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations for the 

State of Kansas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of approval and 

solicitation of requests for a public 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is hereby giving notice 

that the State of Kansas is revising its 

approved Public Water Supply 

Supervision Program under the Kansas 

Department of Health and Environment. 

The EPA has determined that these 

revisions are no less stringent than the 

corresponding Federal regulations. 

Therefore, the EPA intends to approve 

these program revisions. 

DATES: This determination to approve 

the Kansas program revision is made 

pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). This 

determination shall become final and 

effective on January 10, 2007, unless (1) 

a timely and appropriate request for a 

public hearing is received or (2) the 

Regional Administrator elects to hold a 

public hearing on his own motion. Any 

interested person, other than Federal 

Agencies, may request a public hearing. 

A request for a public hearing must be 

submitted to the Regional Administrator 

at the address shown below by January 

10, 2007. If a substantial request for a 

public hearing is made within the 

requested thirty-day time frame, a 

public hearing will be held and a notice 

will be given in the Federal Register 

and a newspaper of general circulation. 

Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a 

hearing may be denied by the Regional 

Administrator. All interested parties 

may request a public hearing on the 

approval to the Regional Administrator 

at the EPA Region 7 address shown 

below. 

ADDRESSES: Any request for a public 

hearing shall include the following 

information: (1) Name, address and 

telephone number of the individual 

organization or other entity requesting a 

hearing; (2) a brief statement of the 

requesting person’s interest in the 

Regional Administrator’s determination 

and a brief statement on information 

that the requesting person intends to 

submit at such hearing; (3) the signature 

of the individual making the request or, 

if the request is made on behalf of an 

organization or other entity, the 

signature of a responsible official of the 

organization or other entity. Requests 

for Public Hearing shall be addressed to: 

Regional Administrator, Environmental 

Protection Agency—Region 7, 901 North 

5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. 

All documents relating to this 

determination are available for 

inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

at the following offices: Kansas 

Department of Health and Environment, 

Bureau of Water, Public Water Supply 

Section, 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 

420, Topeka, Kansas 66612–1367. 

Environmental Protection Agency—

Region 7, Water Wetlands and 

Pesticides Division, Drinking Water 

Management Branch, 901 North 5th 

Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Neftali Hernandez-Santiago, 

Environmental Protection Agency—

Region 7, Drinking Water Management 

Branch, (913) 551–7036, or by e-mail at 

hernandez-santiago.neftali@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the EPA has 

determined to approve an application 

by the Kansas Department of Health and 

Environment to incorporate the 

following EPA National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations: (1) Arsenic 

and Clarifications to Compliance and 

New Source Contaminants Monitoring 

(January 22, 2001, 66 FR 6975); (2) 

Consumer Confidence Reports Rule 

(August 19, 1998, 63 FR 44511); (3) 

Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (June 8, 

2001, 66 FR 31085); (4) Interim 

Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 

(December 16, 1998, 63 FR 69477); (5) 

Lead and Copper Rule Minor Revisions 

(January 12, 2000, 65 FR Page 1949); (6) 

Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water 

Treatment Rule (January 14, 2002, 67 FR 

1811); (7) Public Notification Rule (May 

4, 2000, 65 FR 25981); (8) Radionuclides 

Rule (December 7, 2000, 65 FR 76707); 

and (9) Stage 1 Disinfectants and 

Disinfection Byproducts Rule 

(December 16, 1998, 63 FR 69389). The 

application demonstrates that Kansas 

has adopted drinking water regulations 

which satisfy the National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations. The EPA 

has determined that Kansas’s 

regulations are no less stringent than the 

corresponding Federal regulations and 

that Kansas continues to meet all 

requirements for primary enforcement 

responsibility. 

(Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking 

Water Act, as amended, and 40 CFR 142.10, 

142.12(d) and 142.13) 

Dated: November 20, 2006. 

John B. Askew, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

[FR Doc. E6–20983 Filed 12–8–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Farm Credit Administration Board; 

Regular Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the Government in the 

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*Session Closed—Exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(8) and (9). 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of 

the regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

Administration Board (Board). 

DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of 

the Board will be held at the offices of 

the Farm Credit Administration in 

McLean, Virginia, on December 14, 

2006, from 9 a.m. until such time as the 

Board concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland E. Smith, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of 

this meeting of the Board will be open 

to the public (limited space available), 

and parts will be closed to the public. 

In order to increase the accessibility to 

Board meetings, persons requiring 

assistance should make arrangements in 

advance. The matters to be considered 

at the meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• November 9, 2006 (Open) 

B. New Business 

• Bookletter on Farm Credit Bank and 

Association Appointed Directors 

Reports 

• FCSBA Quarterly Report 

• Economic and Funding Approval 

Update 

Closed Session*

• OSMO Quarterly Report 

Dated: December 6, 2006. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 06–9641 Filed 12–7–06; 1:20 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), the purpose of this notice is 

to announce that the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) has 

renewed the charter for the ‘‘Advisory 

Committee on Diversity for 

Communications in the Digital Age.’’

(‘‘Diversity Committee’’) for a two-year 

period through December 5, 2008. The 

Diversity Committee is a federal 

advisory committee under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. 

DATES: December 5, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Charter is 

available from the Federal 

Communications Commission, 

Reference Information Center, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

M. Fowlkes, Designated Federal Officer 

for the Diversity Committee, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

St. SW., Room 7–C753, Washington, DC 

20554. Telephone (202) 418–7452. Email: lisa.fowlkes@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Diversity Committee is to 

make recommendations to the FCC 

regarding policies and practices that 

will further enhance the ability of 

minorities and women to participate in 

the telecommunications and related 

industries. Issues or questions to be 

considered by the Committee will 

include, but are not limited to the 

following topic areas: (1) Financial 

issues, such as access to capital; (2) 

transactional transparency and related 

outreach; (3) career advancement; and 

(4) the impact of new and emerging 

technologies on diversity issues. In 

keeping with its advisory role, the 

duties of the Committee will be to 

provide guidance to the Commission on 

policies and practices that could 

increase the diversity of ownership and 

create opportunities for minorities and 

women to advance to managerial 

positions in the communications sector. 

The Committee will make reports and 

recommendations concerning the need 

for any guidelines, incentives, 

regulations or other policy approaches 

to promote diversity of participation in 

the communications sector. The 

Committee will also develop a 

description of best practices within the 

communications sector for promoting 

diversity of participation. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E6–21003 Filed 12–8–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notices 

Cancellation of previously announced 

meetings: Tuesday, December 1, 2006, 

meeting closed to the public and 

Thursday, December 21, 2006, meeting 

open to the public. 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 14, 

2006 at 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (ninth floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and Approval of Minutes. 

Merit and Service Awards. 

Election of Officers. 

Future Meeting Dates. 

Advisory Opinion 2006–33: National 

Association of Realtors and Realtors 

Political Action Committee by 

counsel, Jan Witold Baran. 

Prototype Demonstration for Searchable 

Advisory Opinions. 

Management and Administrative 

Matters. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION

Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1220. 

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 06–9648 Filed 12–7–06; 3:48 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M 

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. 

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