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Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

16. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–655–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as

Transmission Provider, tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement)

and a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service

Agreement) with Delhi Energy Services,

Inc. (Delhi), as Transmission Customer.

A copy of the filing was served upon

Delhi.

Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

17. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–656–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as

Transmission Provider, tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement)

and a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service

Agreement) with Vitol Gas & Electric

LLC (VG&E), as Transmission Customer.

A copy of the filing was served upon

VG&E.

Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

18. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–657–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as

Transmission Provider, tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement)

and a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service

Agreement) with Western Resources,

Inc. (Western), as Transmission

Customer. A copy of the filing was

served upon Western.

Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

19. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–658–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as

Transmission Provider, tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement)

and a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service

Agreement) with Williams Energy

Services Company (Williams), as

Transmission Customer. A copy of the

filing was served upon Williams.

Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

20. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–659–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as

Transmission Provider, tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement)

and a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service

Agreement) with Edison Source

(Edison), as Transmission Customer. A

copy of the filing was served upon

Edison.

Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

21. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–660–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as

Transmission Provider, tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement)

and a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service

Agreement) with Public Utility District

No. 1 of Chelan County (Chelan), as

Transmission Customer. A copy of the

filing was served upon Chelan.

Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

22. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER98–661–000]

Take notice that on November 13,

1997, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., as

Transmission Provider, tendered for

filing a Service Agreement for Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Firm Point-to-Point Service Agreement)

and a Service Agreement for Non-Firm

Point-to-Point Transmission Service

(Non-Firm Point-to-Point Service

Agreement) with TransAlta Energy

Marketing Corporation (TransAlta), as

Transmission Customer. A copy of the

filing was served upon TransAlta.

Comment date: December 17, 1997, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraph

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a

motion to intervene or protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 18 CFR 385.214). All such motions

or protests should be 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 this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32323 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–770; FRL–5749–3]

Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–770, must be

received on or before January 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch (7502C),

Information Resources and Services

Division, Office of Pesticides Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person bring comments to: Rm. 1132,

CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.’’ No confidential

business information should be

submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’
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(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Sheila A. Moats, Regulatory

Action Leader, Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division (7511W),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St. SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

5th floor CS #1, 2800 Crystal Drive,

Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308–1259; email: moats.sheila@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received a pesticide petition as follows

proposing the establishment and/or

amendment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

various food commodities under section

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.

EPA has determined that this petition

contains data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully

evaluated the sufficiency of the

submitted data at this time or whether

the data supports granting of the

petition. Additional data may be needed

before EPA rules on the petition.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–770]

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comment and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number [PF–770] and

appropriate petition number. Electronic

comments on this notice may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agricultural commodities, Food

additives, Feed additives, Pesticides and

pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: November 26, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

Summary of the Petition

Petitioner summary of the pesticide

petition is printed below as required by

section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA. The

summary of the petition was prepared

by the petitioner and represents the

view of the petitioner. EPA is

publishing the petition summary

verbatim without editing it in any way.

The petition summary announces the

availability of a description of the

analytical methods available to EPA for

the detection and measurement of the

pesticide chemical residues or an

explanation of why no such method is

needed.

J P BioRegulators Inc.

PP 7G4892

EPA has received a pesticide petition

(7G4892) from J P BioRegulators Inc,

1611 Maple St., Middleton, Wisconsin

53562, proposing pursuant to section

408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug and

Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a, to amend

40 CFR part 180 by establishing an

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance for residues of phospholipid

in or on grapes, tomatoes, apples, pear,

peaches, nectarines, citrus, cranberries,

and strawberries. Pursuant to section

408(d)(2)(A)(I) of the FFDCA, as

amended, J P BioRegulators Inc., has

submitted the following summary of

information, data, and arguments in

support of their pesticide petition. This

summary was prepared by J P

BioRegulators Inc., and EPA has not

fully evaluated the merits of the

petition. The summary may have been

edited by EPA if the terminology used

was unclear, the summary contained

extraneous material, or the summary

was not clear that is reflected the

conclusion of the petitioner and not

necessarily EPA.

A. Proposed Use Practices

An experimental use permit and

temporary tolerance for phospholipid is

being proposed for the following sites:

grapes, tomatoes, apples, pear, peaches,

nectarines, citrus, cranberries and

strawberries in Arizona, California,

Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio,

Washington, West Virginia and

Wisconsin on a total of 570 acres/year

for a 3 year period.

Phospholipid is used to enhance the

ripening and shelf life of fruits.

Phospholipid enhances ethylene

production thus stimulating and

promoting ripening, but does not

enhance respiration so that fruit stays

firmer and has a longer shelf life.

Phospholipid is sprayed at the rate of

100-500 ppm Lyso PE

(lysophosphatidylethanolamine, a

specific type of phospholipid) mixed in

water. Application rate will be 50-200

gallons per acre. Preharvest applications

are made May through October and post

harvest application is extended into

December. Treatment is made either 2

weeks prior to harvest or within 1-4

weeks after harvest.

B. Product Identity/Chemistry

The active ingredient is phospholipid

(Lyso PE). The mechanism by which

phospholipid enhances ripening is as a

growth regulator. It has been observed

empirically that phospholipid

stimulates ethylene production, but not

respiration of plant tissues although the

exact mechanism is not fully

understood. Phospholipid is present in

all cells in all organisms. It is part of cell

membranes. About 50% of the cell

membrane is composed of lipid of

which the major constituent is

phospholipid. Lyso-PE ( a specific

member of the phospholipid group) is

present in high quantities in food

products containing egg yolk and meat.

In dried egg yolk Lyso-PE constitutes

2% of the lipids present. Lyso-PE is also

found in egg solids, cows milk, corn

grains, corn starch, oats and wheat

which are exempted from regulation

under section25(b)(2) of FIFRA.

C. Toxicological Profile

Waivers for toxicology studies have

been requested for phospholipid.

Phospholipid is a fat found in food

consumed by humans, animals, and is

non-toxic to humans and animals.

Sufficient data exist to assess the

hazards of phospholipid and to make a

determination on aggregate exposure,

consistent with section 408(c)(2), for the

exemptions from the requirement of a

tolerance. The exposures, including

dietary exposure, and risks associated
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with establishing the requested

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance follows.

Phospholipid is present in all cells in

all organisms. It is part of the cell

membranes. Lyso-PE (a specific

phospholipid) is present in high

quantities in food products containing

egg yolk and meat. In dried egg yolk, the

Lyso-PE constitutes 2% of the fat

present. Egg solids are widely used in

food products. In the USA, about 18

billion eggs are broken per year to

produce egg white and egg solids.

Because of this all acute toxicity,

genotoxicity, and subchronic toxicity

studies normally required for

biochemical pesticides are waived.

D. Aggregate Exposure

Phospholipid is present in all cells in

all organisms. It is a part of the cell

membrane. Phospholipid is present in

high quantities in food products

containing egg yolk and meat.

1. Dietary exposure—food. It is

anticipated that residues of

phospholipid will be negligible in

treated raw agricultural commodities.

Due to the products lack of mammalian

toxicity, any exposure if it occurred will

not be harmful to humans. It is not

anticipated that residues of

phospholipid will occur in drinking

water.

2. Non-dietary exposure, nonoccupational exposure. Increased nondietary exposure of phospholipid via

lawn care, topical insect repellents, etc.,

is not applicable to this EUP

application.

E. Cumulative Exposure

There is no anticipated potential for

cumulative effects of phospholipid

since it does not have a mode of

toxicity.

F. Endocrine Disruptors

J P Bioregulators Inc., has no

information to suggest that

phospholipid will adversely affect the

immune or endocrine systems.

G. Safety Considerations

The lack of toxicity of phospholipid is

demonstrated by the above summary.

Based on this information, the aggregate

exposure to phospholipid over a

lifetime should not pose appreciable

risks to human health. There is a

reasonable certainty that no harm will

result from aggregate exposure to

phospholipid residues. Exempting

phospholipid from the requirement of a

temporay tolerance should be

considered safe and pose insignificant

risk.

Egg solids are widely used in food

products. In dried egg yolk, 2% of the

lipids are Lyso-PE. Egg yolks are used in

a variety of foods including baby food

and infant formula. Lyso-PE is also

present in human breast milk. There is

a reasonable certainty that no harm will

result to infants and children from

aggregate exposure to phospholipid

residues.

H. Analytical method

An analytical method for residues is

not applicable as this proposes an

exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance.

I. Existing Tolerances

No tolerances or exemptions from the

requirement of tolerance have been

established or applied for domestically

or internationally other than subject

petition.

[FR Doc. 97–32183 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Open Meeting, Technical Mapping

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 App. 1, the Federal

Emergency Management Agency gives

notice that the following meeting will be

held:

NAME: Technical Mapping Advisory

Council.

DATES OF MEETING: December 11 and 12,

1997.

PLACES: The meeting will be held at the

Thunderbird Motel, 2201 E. 78th St.,

Bloomington, MN.

TIMES: 8 a.m. to 6. p.m. on Thursday and

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday.

PPROPOSED AGENDA: Discussion of 1997

Annual Report.

STATUS: This meeting is open to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Federal

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C

Street SW., room 421, Washington, DC

20472; telephone (202) 646–2756 or by

fax (202) 646–4596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Publication of this notice does not give

a 15 day advance notice of the meeting

as required by General Services

Administration regulations. This shorter

notice period resulted from

reassignment of Agency staff.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Michael J. Armstrong,

Associate Director for Mitigation.

[FR Doc. 97–32444 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–04–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License;

Revocations

The Federal Maritime Commission

hereby gives notice that the following

freight forwarder licenses have been

revoked pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718) and the regulations of the

Commission pertaining to the licensing

of ocean freight forwarders, effective on

the corresponding revocation dates

shown below:

License Number: 208.

Name: Albert M. Ruiz, d/b/a York

International Co.

Address: 33 West 46th street, Room

902, New York, NY 10036

Date Revoked: August 21, 1997.

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid

surety bond.

License Number: 3895.

Name: Cargo Services International,

Inc.

Address: 5190 N.W. 167th Street,

Miami, FL 33014

Date Revoked: October 7, 1997.

Reason: Failed to maintain a valid

surety bond.

License Number: 1096.

Name: Foreign Forwarding, Inc.

Address: 10300 West Hampton

Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53225–4099

Date Revoked: September 8, 1997.

Reason: Surrendered license

voluntarily.

License Number: 1468.

Name: Metro Worldwide Shipping

Inc.

Address: 147–20 181st Street,

Jamaica, NY 11413

Date Revoked: August 29, 1997.

Reason: Surrendered license

voluntarily.

License Number: 3449.

Name: The Echlin Sales Company

Address: 100 Double Beach Road,

Branford, CT 06405

Date Revoked: September 9, 1997.

Reason: Surrendered license

voluntarily.

Bryant L. VanBrakel,

Director, Bureau of Tariffs, Certification and

Licensing.

[FR Doc. 97–32228 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M