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TABLE A–3.—COMPARISON BETWEEN 1998 AND 1997 PSAF COMPONENTS—Continued

1998 1997

Total ................................................................................................................................................................... $616.3 $623.5

B. Cost of Capital:

Short-term Debt Rate ................................................................................................................................................ 5.1% 5.2%

Long-term Debt Rate ................................................................................................................................................ 6.8% 7.1%

Pre-tax Return on Equity .......................................................................................................................................... 22.4% 19.1%

Weighted Average Long-term Cost of Capital .......................................................................................................... 16.9% 15.1%

C. Tax Rate ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32.1% 32.1%

D. Capital Structure:

Short-term Debt ........................................................................................................................................................ 14.2% 14.5%

Long-term Debt ......................................................................................................................................................... 30.0% 29.0%

Equity ........................................................................................................................................................................ 55.8% 56.5%

E. Other Required PSAF Recoveries (millions of dollars):

Sales Taxes .............................................................................................................................................................. $9.1 $11.6

Federal Deposit Insurance Assessment ................................................................................................................... $2.6 $2.0

Board of Governors Expenses ................................................................................................................................. $2.8 $2.9

F. Total PSAF:

Required Recovery ................................................................................................................................................... $108.5 $101.5

As Percent of Capital ................................................................................................................................................ 17.6% 16.3%

As Percent of Expenses ........................................................................................................................................... 18.1% 16.6%

TABLE A–4.—COMPUTATION OF CAPITAL ADEQUACY FOR FEDERAL RESERVE PRICED SERVICES

[Millions of dollars]

Assets Risk Weight Weighted

Assets

Imputed reserve requirement on clearing balances ................................................................................ $750.4 0.0 $0.0

Investment in marketable securities ......................................................................................................... 6,753.5 0.0 0.0

Receivables .............................................................................................................................................. 69.0 0.2 13.8

Materials and supplies ............................................................................................................................. 4.3 1.0 4.3

Prepaid expenses ..................................................................................................................................... 14.1 1.0 14.1

Items in process of collection ................................................................................................................... 2,922.8 0.2 584.6

Premises ................................................................................................................................................... 360.4 1.0 360.4

Furniture and equipment .......................................................................................................................... 145.2 1.0 145.2

Leases and long-term prepayments ........................................................................................................ 23.3 1.0 23.3

Total .................................................................................................................................................. 11,043.0 .................... 1,145.7

Imputed Equity for 1996 ........................................................................................................................... .................... $343.8

Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets .............................................................................................................. .................... 30.0%

Capital Total Assets ................................................................................................................................. .................... 3.1%

By order of the Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, November 5, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–29634 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 97N–0451]

Microbial Safety of Produce; Public

Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing a

public meeting to discuss practices to

minimize microbial food safety risks for

produce as part of the President’s

initiative to ensure the safety of

imported and domestic fruits and

vegetables and other foods.

DATES: The public meeting will be held

on Monday, November 17, 1997, 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m. Submit registration for the

meeting and requests to make oral

presentations by Wednesday, November

12, 1997. If you have written or

published materials to be distributed at

the public meeting, please bring at least

250 copies to the meeting. Written

comments will be accepted until Friday,

November 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at the Key Bridge Marriott,

Potomac Ballroom Salons A, B, and C,

1401 Lee Hwy., Arlington, VA. Submit

written comments to the Dockets

Management Branch (HFA–305), Food

and Drug Administration, 12420

Parklawn Dr., rm. 1–23, Rockville, MD

20857. Two copies of any comments are

to be submitted, except that individuals

may submit one copy. Comments are to

be identified with the docket number

found in brackets in the heading of this

document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine M. DeRoever, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–22),

Food and Drug Administration, 200 C

St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202–

205–4251, FAX 202–205–4970, or email ‘‘cderoeve@Bangate.fda.gov’’. Send

registration information (including

name, title, firm name, address,

telephone, and fax number), one copy of

any material that you wish to distribute

at the meeting, and requests to make

oral presentations to the contact person.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 2, 1997, President Clinton

announced an initiative to ensure the

safety of imported and domestic

produce and other foods. This initiative

is geared to optimize the microbial

safety of domestic and imported fruits

and vegetables. As part of this initiative,
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the President directed the Secretary of

the Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS), in partnership with

the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, and in

cooperation with the agricultural

community, to issue guidance on good

agricultural practices and good

manufacturing practices for fruits and

vegetables. FDA will coordinate the

effort for DHHS. As part of this effort,

FDA plans to publish a draft document

for public comment early in 1998, and

a final document later next year. To

assist with these documents, FDA is

particularly interested in information on

how to minimize microbial

contamination through the control of

water, manure, worker sanitation and

health, field and facility sanitation, and

transportation and handling.

Public input is planned through

several avenues, including this public

meeting. Both oral and written

comments from the public are

encouraged. A series of grassroots

meetings will also be held throughout

the country to discuss the initiative. The

dates, locations, and times will be

published in an upcoming issue of the

Federal Register.

Transcripts of the public meeting may

be requested in writing from the

Freedom of Information Office (HFI–35),

Food and Drug Administration, 5600

Fishers Lane, rm. 12A–16, Rockville,

MD 20857, approximately 15 working

days after the meeting at a cost of 10

cents per page. The transcript of the

public meeting and all submitted

comments will be available for public

examination at the Dockets Management

Branch (address above) between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–29798 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for

Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit

to the Georgia-Pacific Corporation,

Mendocino County, CA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior; National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, Commerce; California

Department of Forestry and Fire

Protection.

ACTION: Notice of public scoping

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

and the National Marine Fisheries

Service (collectively ‘‘the Services’’),

and California Department of Forestry

and Fire Protection intend to prepare a

joint National Environmental Policy Act

document/Environmental Impact Report

for: (1) Approval of a Habitat

Conservation Plan (Plan), and issuance

of an incidental take permit to GeorgiaPacific Corporation, pursuant to section

10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (Act), and (2)

approval of Georgia-Pacific’s Sustained

Yield Plan by the California Department

of Forestry and Fire Protection,

including consideration of conservation

measures or plans addressing Statelisted species. The Plan will cover forest

management activities on GeorgiaPacific’s properties in Mendocino

County, California. Georgia-Pacific

intends to request an incidental take

permit for the northern spotted owl

(Strix occidentalis caurina), marbled

murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus

marmoratus), American peregrine

falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum), coho

salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), and

possibly other Federally-listed species.

It is anticipated that Georgia-Pacific may

also seek coverage for approximately

40–50 currently unlisted species of

concern under specific provisions of the

permit, should these species be listed in

the future.

Public Involvement

This notice is being furnished

pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations for

Implementing the Procedural Provisions

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (40 CFR sections 1501.7 and

1508.22) to obtain suggestions and

information from other agencies and the

public on what alternatives should be

considered and what environmental

impacts issues should be addressed in

preparation of the National

Environmental Policy Act document. To

satisfy both Federal and State

environmental policy act requirements,

the above Federal and California

agencies are conducting a joint scoping

process for the preparation of

environmental documents.

DATES: In order to expedite the planning

process, the above agencies request all

scoping comments to this notice be

received by December 20, 1997. As an

opportunity for interested persons to

comment on the scope of the National

Environmental Policy Act document,

two public scoping meetings have been

scheduled for Wednesday, November

19, 1997, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from

7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Town Hall, 363

North Main Street, Fort Bragg,

California.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

scope of the National Environmental

Policy Act document should be

addressed to Mr. Bruce Halstead, Project

Leader, Coastal California Fish and

Wildlife Office, 1125 16th Street, Room

209, Arcata, California 95521–5582.

Written comments may also be sent by

facsimile to (707) 822–8411. Comments

received will be available for public

inspection by appointment during

normal business hours (Monday through

Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at the

above office. All comments received,

including names and addresses, will

become part of the administrative record

and may be made available to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Mr.

Ken Hoffman at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a forest

products company, owns and manages

approximately 192,952 acres of

commercial forest lands in Mendocino

County, California, that will be

considered for inclusion in the Plan.

Georgia-Pacific’s multi-species Plan is

anticipated to include the northern

spotted owl, marbled murrelet,

American peregrine falcon, coho

salmon, and possibly other threatened/

endangered species as part of their

application for the incidental take

permit. In addition, approximately 40–

50 unlisted species of concern

(anadromous and resident fish, wildlife,

and plants) are being considered for

inclusion in the Plan and provisions

under the permit. The National

Environmental Policy Act document

will evaluate various forest management

alternatives for the planning area.

Once completed, it is expected that

Georgia-Pacific Corporation will submit

the Plan as part of their incidental take

permit application, as required under

section 10(a) of the Act. The Services

will evaluate the incidental take permit

application, and associated Plan, in

accordance with section 10(a) of the

Act, and its implementing regulations.

Environmental review of the permit

application, including the Plan, will be

conducted in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act and its

implementing regulations. A No Action/

No Project alternative will be

considered consistent with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act and the

California Environmental Quality Act.

Georgia-Pacific will also be preparing

a Sustained Yield Plan pursuant to the

provisions under Article 6.75 of the