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20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’sRules of Practice and Procedure (18CFR 385.211 and 385.214).All such motions 

### or protests shouldbe filed 

### on or before the
comment date. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make Protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of these filings are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Internet at http:// www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).

David P. Boergers, SecretaT. [FR Doc. 00-32260 Filed 12-18-00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENTOF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP01-56-0001

Transwestern Pipeline Company; Notice of Technical Conference

December 13,2000.

In the Commission’s order issued 

### on November 22, 2000, the Commission directed that a technical conferencebe held to address issues raised by the filin

Tatenotice that the technical conference will be held onTuesday, January 9,2001,at 10a.m., in a room to be designated at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,NE, Washington, DC 20426.

All interested parties and Staff are permitted to attend. 

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Draft EPA Guidelines for Management of OnsitelDecentralized Wastewater Systems and Guidance Manual Outline

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The EPA published a document inthe FederalRegister on October 6,2000, concerning a request for comments 

### on the draft EPA Guidelines for Management of Onsite/ Decentralized Wastewater Systems and Guidance Manual Outline. With this notice, EPA is reopening and extending the comment period from December 5, 2000,to January 19,2001.

DATES: Comments must be received on


### or before January 19,2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted online at http://www.epa.gov/owm/ smallc/guidelines.htm, emailed to 

### decentralized@epa.gov,via U.S.mail to JoyceHudson, US EPA, Office of Wastewater Management (4204), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, or faxed to (202) 564-23 97.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JoyceHudson, 202-564-0657

Dated:December 8,2000. J. Charles Fox, AssistantAdministrator for Office of Water. [FRDoc. 00-32241 Filed 12-18-00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-691&7; MM-HQ-2001-0005]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement, Penalty Assessment and OpportunityTo Comment Regarding Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a consent agreement with Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”),and its implementing regulations. Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. failed to prepare Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”)plans for four facilities where they stored diesel oil in above ground tanks and failed to prepare and implement Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (“SWPPP”)as required by its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)permit for
ten facilities. EPA, as authorized by CWA section 311(b)(6),33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), and CWA section 309(g),33 U.S.C. 1319(g)has assessed a civil penalty for these violations. The Administrator, as required by CWA section 311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), andCWA section 309(g)(4)(A), 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(4)(A), is hereby providing public notice of, and

an opportunity for interested persons to comment on,this consent agreement andproposed final order. \ DATES: Comments are due 

### on or before January 18,2001.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to the Enforcement & Compliance Docket and Information Center (2201A),Docket Number EC-2000-013, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 

### U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, 1200Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Mail Code 2201A, Washington, DC 20460. (Commentsmay be submitted 

### on disk inWordperfect 8.0

or earlier versions.)Written comments may be delivered in person to: Enforcement and Compliance Docket Information Center,

### U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Submit comments electronicallyto 

### docket.oeca@epa.gov. Electronic comments may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

The consent agreement, the proposed final order, and public comments, if any, may be reviewed at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket Information Center,U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200Pennsylvania Avenue,

### NW., Washington, DC. Persons interested in reviewing these materials must make arrangements in advance by callingthe docket clerk at 202-564-2614. A reasonable fee may be charged by EPA for copying docket materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Cavalier, Multimedia Enforcement Division (2248-A), 

### U.S.Environmental Protection Agency, 1200Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202)564-3271; fax: (202) 564-9001; e-mail: cavalier.beth@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Copies:Electronic copies of this document are available

### from the EPA Home Page under the link “Laws and Regulations” at the Federal Register-Environmental Documents entry (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr).



### I. Background

Saputo Cheese USA, Inc., a cheese manufacturing company incorporated in the State of Delaware and located at 25 Tri-State International Office Center, Suite 250,Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 failed to prepare SPCC plans for four facilities. Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. disclosed, pursuant to the EPA “Incentives for Self-Policing:Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations’ (“Audit Policy”), 60 FR 66,706 (December 22, 1995),that it failed to prepare SPCC plans for four



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facilities where it stored diesel oil in above ground storage tanks, in violation of the CWA section 311(b)(3)and 40 CFR Part 112,and that it failed to prepare and implement SWPPP plans for ten facilities, in violation of the CWA section 301(a)and40 CFR Part 122,and CWA section402(a) and40 CFR Parts 122.1and 122.26.EPA determined that Saputo met the criteria
set out in the Audit Policy for a 100% waiver of the gravity component of the penalty. As a result, EPA waived the gravity based penalty ($58,825.00)and proposed a settlement penalty amount of nine thousand and eight hundred dollars ($9,800.00).This is the amount of the economic benefit gained by Saputo, attributable to their delayed compliance with the SPCC and NPDESI SWPPPregulations. Saputo Cheese USA,Inc. has agreed topay this amount in civil penalties. EPA and Saputo negotiated and signed an administrative
consent agreement, followingthe Consolidated Rules of Procedure,40 CFR section 22.13, on November 21, 2000 

### (InRe:Saputo Cheese USA, Inc., Docket No. MM-HQ-2001-005). This
consent agreement is subject to public notice and comment under CWA section 311(b)(6),33 U.S.C. section 1321(b)(6) and CWA section 309(g)(4)(A), 33 U.S.C. 1319( )(4)(Al.

Unfer CWA section 311(b)(6)(A), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A),any owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel, onshore facility, or offshore facility from which oil is discharged in violation of the CWA section 311(b)(3),33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3), 

### or who fails or refuses to comply with any regulations that have been issued under CWA section 311(j), 33 U.S.C. 1321(j),may be assessed an administrative civil penalty of upto $137,500by EPA. Class I1 proceedings under CWA section 311(b)(6)are conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 22.

Under CWA section 309(g)(l)[A), 33 U.S.C. 1319 (g)(l)(A), any person found in violation of any permit condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under the CWA section 402(a),33 U.S.C. 1342,

### or the CWA section 301(a),33 U.S.C. 1311(a),may be assessed an administrative civil penalty of upto $125,000by EPA. Class I1 proceedings under CWA section 309(g)(l)(A)are conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 22.

The procedures by which the public may comment on a proposed Class I1 penalty order, or participate in a Clean Water Act Class I1 penalty proceeding,

are set forth in 40 CFR 22.45. The deadline for submitting public comment

onthis proposed final order is January 18,2001. All comments will be transferred to the Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”)of EPA for consideration. The powers and duties of the EAB are outlined in 40 CFR 22.04(a).

Pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C) and CWA section 309(g)(4)(A), EPA will
not issue anorder in this proceeding prior to the close of the public comment period.

List 

### of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated:December 12,2000. David A. Nielsen,
DirectorMultimedia Enforcement Division, Officeof Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. [FRDoc. 00-32242 Filed 12-18-00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[ReportNo. 24571

Petitionsfor Reconsiderationof Action in Rulemaking Proceedings

December 11,2000.

Petitions for Reconsideration have been filed in the Commission’s rulemaking proceedings listed in this Public Notice andpublished pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e).The full text of this document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-A257,445 12th Street, SW.,Washington, DC 

### or may be purchased from the Commission’scopy contractor,ITS, Inc. (202)857-3800. Oppositions to these petitions must be filed by January 3,2001. See section 1.4(b)(l) of the Commission’srules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(l)). Replies to an opposition
must be filed within 10days after the time for filing oppositions have expired.



### Subject:Compatibility Between Cable and Consumer Electronics Equipment (PP Docket No. 00-67).



### Number 

### ofPetitions Filed:2. 

### Subject: 1998Biennial Regulatory Review 47 CFR part 90-Private Land Mobile Radio Services (WTDocket 

### No. 98-1 82,RM-92 22).

Replacement of Part 90by Part 88to Revise the Private Land Mobile Radio Services and Modify thePolicies Governing Them and Examination of the Exclusivity and Frequency Assignment Policies of thePrivate Land Mobile Services (PR Docket No. 92­ 235).



### Number 

### ofPetitions Filed:4.

Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. 00-32249 Filed 12-18-00; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 6712-01-M FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of Agency Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the “Government inthe Sunshine Act” [5 U.S.C. 552133, notice is hereby given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors will
meet in open session at 1O:OO a.m. on Thursday, December 21, 2000, to consider the following matters:



### SummaryAgenda: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 re: 2001 FDIC Budget.
Memorandum and resolution re: Final Amendments to Part 362-Activities of Insured State Banks and Insured Savings Associations;Part 337-Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices;and Part 303-Filing Procedures and Delegations of Authority.

Memorandum and resolution re: Final Amendments-Parts 364 and 308- Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information and Rescission of Year 2000 Standards for Safety and Soundness.

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 (202)416-2089 (Voice); (202)416-2007 (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) 898-6757.

Dated: December 14,2000

Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary. [FRDoc. 00-32370 Filed 12-15-00; 11:08 am1

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