1216 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 7 / Monday, January 12, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: January 5, 2009. 

George Gray, 

EPA Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–355 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8761–3] 

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities 

Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

EPA gives notice of a meeting of the 

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities 

Committee (FRRCC). The purpose of the 

FRRCC is to provide advice to the 

Administrator of EPA on environmental 

issues and programs that impact, or are 

of concern to, farms, ranches, and rural 

communities. The FRRCC is a part of 

EPA’s efforts to expand cooperative 

working relationships with the 

agriculture industry and others who are 

interested in agricultural issues and to 

achieve greater progress in 

environmental protection. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

further advance: (1) Discussion of the 

impacts of Agency agriculture-related 

programs, policies, and regulations 

regarding climate change and renewable 

energy; (2) identification and 

development of a comprehensive 

environmental strategy for livestock 

operations; and (3) development of a 

constructive approach or framework to 

address areas of common interest 

between sustainable agriculture and 

protection of the environment. A copy 

of the meeting agenda will be posted at 

http://www.epa.gov/ocem/frrcc. 

DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural 

Communities Committee will hold an 

open meeting on Monday, February 23, 

2009, from 8:30 a.m. (registration at 8 

a.m.) until 5:45 p.m., and Tuesday, 

February 24, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. until 

1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC 

Hotel, 1330 Maryland Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, telephone: 202– 

554–8588. The meeting is open to the 

public, with limited seating on a firstcome, first-served basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal 

Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202–564– 

7273, U.S. EPA, Office of the 

Administrator (1101A), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, or Christopher 

Ashcraft, Junior Designated Federal 

Officer, ashcraft.christopher@epa.gov, 

202–564–2432, U.S. EPA, Office of the 

Administrator (1601M), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make brief oral comments or provide 

written statements to the FRRCC should 

be sent to Alicia Kaiser, Designated 

Federal Officer, at the contact 

information above. All requests must be 

submitted no later than February 16, 

2009. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Alicia Kaiser 

at 202–564–7273 or 

kaiser.alicia@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Alicia Kaiser, preferably at least 

10 days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: January 6, 2009. 

Alicia Kaiser, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–358 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Farm Credit System Insurance 

Corporation Board; Regular Meeting 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

System Insurance Corporation Board 

(Board). 

Date and Time: The meeting of the 

Board will be held at the offices of the 

Farm Credit Administration in McLean, 

Virginia, on January 15, 2009, 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 System Insurance Corporation 

Board, (703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883– 

4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit System 

Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm 

Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting of the Board will be open to the 

public (limited space available). 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 

• December 11, 2008 (Open and 

Closed). 

B. New Business 

• Review of Insurance Premium 

Rates. 

• Premium Regulation. 

Dated: January 6, 2009. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance 

Corporation Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–351 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6710–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Notice of Proposals to Engage in 

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or 

to Acquire Companies that are 

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking 

Activities 

The companies listed in this notice 

have given notice under section 4 of the 

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to 

acquire or control voting securities or 

assets of a company, including the 

companies listed below, that engages 

either directly or through a subsidiary or 

other company, in a nonbanking activity 

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y 

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has 

determined by Order to be closely 

related to banking and permissible for 

bank holding companies. Unless 

otherwise noted, these activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Each notice is available for inspection 

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. 

The notice also will be available for 

inspection at the offices of the Board of 

Governors. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

question whether the proposal complies 

with the standards of section 4 of the 

BHC Act. Additional information on all 

bank holding companies may be 

obtained from the National Information 

Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding the applications must be 

received at the Reserve Bank indicated 

or the offices of the Board of Governors 

not later than February 5, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice 

President) 701 East Byrd Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 

1. FA Capital, LLC and Community 

Bank Investors of America, L.P., both of 

Richmond, Virginia, to retain 8.64 

percent, and to acquire up to 18 percent, 

of the voting shares of Gateway Bank, 

FSB, San Leandro, California, and 

thereby engage in operating a savings 

association, pursuant to section 

225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. 


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