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pertinent part, (H) of the LWA. The

Secretary of Energy was notified of the

determination via letter from EPA

Administrator Carol M. Browner dated

August 14, 1997.

This determination was made under

the authority of Section 9 of the

amended WIPP Land Withdrawal Act.

(Pub. L. Nos. 102–579 and 104–201.)

Section 9 requires the Administrator of

EPA to determine on a biennial basis,

following the submittal of

documentation of compliance by the

Secretary of DOE, whether the WIPP is

in compliance with EPA’s standards for

the management and storage of

radioactive waste (40 CFR part 191,

subpart A), the Clean Air Act, the Safe

Drinking Water Act, the Toxic

Substances Control Act, the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, and all other applicable Federal

laws protecting public health and safety

or the environment. This determination

applies to WIPP’s compliance with

these laws during the period October

1992 to October 1994.

This determination is not directly

related to, nor is it a part of, EPA’s

certification decision regarding whether

the WIPP complies with the disposal

standards for transuranic radioactive

waste (40 CFR part 191). The

certification decision will be

accomplished through a separate

rulemaking pursuant to the standards

and procedures mandated by section

553 of the Administrative Procedure

Act, and in accordance with EPA’s

WIPP compliance certification criteria

regulations at 40 CFR part 194. (61 FR

58499, November 15, 1996.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Monroe; telephone number: 202–

233–9310; address: Radiation Protection

Division, Mail Code 6602J, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Washington, DC 20460.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–22073 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–50834; FRL–5737–9]

Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental

use permits to the following applicants.

These permits are in accordance with,

and subject to, the provisions of 40 CFR

part l72, which defines EPA procedures

with respect to the use of pesticides for

experimental use purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division (7501W), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

In person or by telephone: Contact the

product manager at the following

address at the office location, telephone

number, or e-mail address cited in each

experimental use permit: 2800 Crystal

Drive, Arlington, VA.

275–EUP–81. Extension. Abbott

Laboratories, Dept. 28R, Bldg. A1, 1401

Sheridan Road, North Chicago, Il

60064–4000. This experimental use

permit allows the use of 132.3 pounds

of the plant growth regulator gibberellic

acid on 600 acres of hybrid rice to

evaluate its plant growth regulation

properties. The program is authorized

only in the States of Arkansas, Missouri,

and Texas. The experimental use permit

is effective from May 19, 1997 to

September 1, 1997. (Denise Greenway,

CS1 5th floor, 703–308–8263, e-mail:

greenway.denise@epamail.epa.gov)

70060–EUP–1. Issuance. Engelharo

Corporation, 101 Wood Ave., Iselin, NJ

08830. This experimental use permit

allows the use of 273,000 pounds of the

biological insecticide kaolin clay on

1,365 acres of apples, apricots, bananas,

beans, cane berries, citrus fruits, corn,

cotton, cranberries, cucurbits, grapes,

melons, nuts, ornamentals, peaches,

peanuts, pears, peppers, plums,

potatoes, seed crops, small grains,

soybeans, strawberries, sugar beets, and

tomatoes to evaluate the control of

certain insect, fungus, and bacterial

damage to plants. The program is

authorized in the States of Alabama,

Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida,

Idaho, Indiana, Georgia, Maryland,

Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,

Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New

York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,

Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,

Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington,

and West Virginia. The experimental

use permit is effective from March 18,

1997 to December 31, 1999. A

temporary tolerance exemption for

residues of the active ingredient in or on

the above-referenced crops has been

established. (Sheryl Reilly, CM #2, CS1

5th floor, 703–308–8265, e-mail:

reilly.sheryl@epamail.epa.gov)

Persons wishing to review these

experimental use permits are referred to

the designated product managers.

Inquires concerning these permits

should be directed to the person cited

above. It is suggested that interested

persons call before visiting the EPA

office, so that the appropriate file may

be made available for inspection

purposes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Experimental use permits.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–22062 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Commission hereby gives notice

of the filing of the following

agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of

1984.

Interested parties can review or obtain

copies of agreements at the Washington,

DC offices of the Commission, 800

North Capitol Street, N.W., Room 962.

Interested parties may submit comments

on an agreement to the Secretary,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days

of the date this notice appears in the

Federal Register.

Agreement No.: 203–011517–002.

Title: APL/Crowley Space Charter and

Sailing Agreement.

Parties: American President Lines,

Ltd., Crowley American Transport, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment

would expand the geographic scope of

the Agreement to include service

between United States ports and points

in Puerto Rico, and ports and points in

the Caribbean Sea, Mexico, and Central

America, and between U.S. Atlantic and

Gulf Ports, and inland points via such

ports, and ports and points in the

Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Central

America, and South America. The

amendment also revises the number and

port rotation of the vessels operated by

the parties in the Agreement trade. The

parties have requested a shortened

review period.

Agreement No.: 207–011586.

Title: Transroll Navegacao, S.A./NPR

Holding Co. Joint Venture Agreement.

Parties: Transroll Navegacao, S.A.,

NPR Holding Corporation.

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement

creates a new company, Transroll-
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Navieras Express, Inc (d/b/a ‘‘TNX’’)

that will serve the trade between ports

and points in the United States on the

one hand, and ports and points in

Central America, Caribbean, Brazil,

Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, on

the other hand. The parties have

requested a shortened review period.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

By Order of the Federal Maritime

Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21976 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Docket No. R–0981]

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of

Amendment of System of Records

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Amendment of system of

records and removal of system of

records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act, the Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System (Board) is

combining the two systems of records

entitled Payroll (BGFRS–7) and Leave

(BGFRS–8), and making amendments to

include new routine uses, as well as

reflect changes due to installation of

new computer software. We invite

public comment on this publication.

DATES: Comment must be received on or

before September 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, which should

refer to Docket No. R–0981, may be

mailed to Mr. William W. Wiles,

Secretary, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20551. Comments addressed to Mr.

Wiles also may be delivered to the

Board’s mail room between 8:45 a.m.

and 5:15 p.m. and to the security control

room outside of those hours. The mail

room and the security control room are

accessible from the courtyard entrance

on 20th Street between Constitution

Avenue and C Street, NW. Comments

may be inspected in Room MP–500

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen A. Appelbaum, Senior Attorney,

(202/452–3389), or Elaine M. Boutilier,

Senior Counsel, (202/452–2418), Legal

Division. For the hearing impaired only,

contact Diane Jenkins,

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD) (202/452–3544), Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, 20th and Constitution, NW.,

Washington, DC 20551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Combined Systems of Records

The Board recently installed a new

software system to handle its payroll,

leave and other related personnel data.

This software consolidates data

previously located in two separate

systems of records—Payroll (BGFRS–7)

and Leave (BGFRS–8). Accordingly, the

Board is amending its Payroll (BGFRS–

7) system of records to include leave

records, and removing the separate

Payroll (BGFRS–8) system of records.

The amended system of records will be

entitled Payroll and Leave (BGFRS–7).

II. Additions to Routine Uses

Pursuant to the Pub. L. 104–193, the

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,

the Board will disclose data from its

Payroll system of records to the Office

of Child Support Enforcement,

Administration for Children and

Families, Department of Health and

Human Services for use in its Federal

Parent Locator System (FPLS) and

Federal Tax Offset System, DHHS/OCSE

No. 09–90–0074. Information on this

system was last published at 61 FR

38754, July 25, 1996.

FPLS is a computerized network

through which States may request

location information from Federal and

State agencies to find non-custodial

parents and/or their employers for

purposes of establishing paternity and

securing support. Effective October 10,

1997, the FPLS will be enlarged to

include the National Directory of New

Hires, a database containing information

on employees commencing

employment, quarterly wage data on

private and public sector employees,

and information on unemployment

compensation benefits. Effective

October 10, 1998, the FPLS will be

expanded to include a Federal Case

Registry. The Federal Case Registry will

contain abstracts on all participants

involved in child support enforcement

cases. When the Federal Case Registry is

instituted, its files will be matched on

an ongoing basis against the files in the

National Directory of New Hires to

determine if an employee is a

participant in a child support case

anywhere in the country. If the FPLS

identifies a person as being a participant

in a State child support case, that State

will be notified of the participant’s

current employer. State requests to the

FPLS for location information will also

continue to be processed after October

10, 1998.

The data to be disclosed by the Board

to the FPLS include: Name, address,

social security number, and quarterly

wages. In addition, names and social

security numbers submitted by the

Board to the FPLS will be disclosed by

the Office of Child Support Enforcement

to the Social Security Administration

for verification to ensure that the social

security number provided is correct.

The data disclosed by the Board to the

FPLS will also be disclosed by the

Office of Child Support Enforcement to

the Secretary of the Treasury for use in

verifying claims for the advance

payment of the earned income tax credit

or to verify a claim of employment on

a tax return.

In addition to the routine uses being

added in connection with the new FPLS

program, the Board is adding one other

routine use of the payroll and leave data

to respond to requests from other federal

agencies in connection with hiring or

licensing decisions.

III. Compatibility of Proposed Routine

Uses

The Board is proposing these routine

uses in accordance with the Privacy Act

(5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)). The Privacy Act

permits the disclosure of information

about individuals without their consent

for a routine use where the information

will be used for a purpose which is

compatible with the purpose for which

the information was originally collected.

The Office of Management and Budget

has indicated that a ‘‘compatible’’ use is

a use which is necessary and proper.

See OMB Guidelines, 51 FR 18982,

18985 (1986). Since the proposed uses

of the data in connection with the FPLS

program are required by Pub. L. 104–

193, they are clearly necessary and

proper uses, and therefore ‘‘compatible’’

uses which meet Privacy Act

requirements. The other proposed

routine use is a necessary and proper

use of the data because it allows another

federal agency to make an informed

decision with regard to hiring or

licensing an individual.

IV. Effect of the Proposed Changes on

Individuals

The Board will disclose information

under the proposed routine uses only as

required by Pub. L. 104–193 and as

permitted by the Privacy Act.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), a

report of this new system of records is

being filed with the President of the

Senate, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and the Director of the

Office of Management and Budget. This

new system of records will become

effective on October 1, 1997, without

further notice, unless the Board