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represent pesticide users. Supporter

organizations influence pesticide use or

have an interest in pesticide issues.

In 1996, a National PESP Workshop

was held in the Washington, DC area. At

that workshop, many participants

suggested that regional workshops be

held to provide for more one-on-one

contact between members in smaller

groups. These workshops are in

response to that request. The Agency

anticipates holding additional regional

workshops in the future.

Topics to be discussed at the

workshops include: The development

and implementation of risk reduction

strategies; results from funded PESP

projects; and the PESP grant process.

There will be time for open discussion

among the participants. A separate

session will be held immediately

following the general session for any

organizations interested in joining the

program.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, ffice of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–31735 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5930–7]

Notice Of Public Meeting on Drinking

Water Analytical Methods

Notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is holding a public meeting on

December 16, 1997, for the purpose of

summarizing the findings and other

information discussed during the

Protozoan Method Development

Workshop held on October 20–22 in

Arlington, VA. EPA will present its

programmatic and regulatory needs for

improved protozoan methods, describe

a possible approach for defining method

performance criteria, present current

status on the development of an

improved near-term Cryptosporidium

analytical method, and discuss possible

methods that may be available for future

regulations.

EPA is inviting all interested members

of the public to attend the meeting,

which will be held at RESOLVE, 1255

23rd Street, NW, Suite 275, Washington,

D.C. For further information regarding

agenda or other aspects of the meeting,

members of the public are requested to

contact Crystal Rodgers of EPA’s Office

of Ground Water and Drinking Water at

(202) 260–0676 or by e-mail at

rodgers.crystal@epamail.epa.gov.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Cynthia C. Dougherty,

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water.

[FR Doc. 97–31572 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5931–1]

Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Teleconference Meeting

December 18, 1997.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the Science

Advisory Board’s (SAB) Executive

Committee, will conduct a public

teleconference meeting on Thursday,

December 18, 1997, between the hours

of 12:00 and 2:00 pm, Eastern Time. The

meeting will be coordinated through a

conference call connection in Room

2103 of the Mall at the Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW,

Washington, DC 20460. The public is

welcome to attend the meeting

physically or through a telephonic link.

Additional instructions about how to

participate in the conference call can be

obtained by calling Ms. Priscilla TilleryGadson at (202) 260–8414 by December

12, 1997.

In this meeting the Executive

Committee plans to review reports from

several of its Committees. Expected

reports include: (1) Environmental

Engineering Committee (EEC)—a)

Review of the Toxic Release Inventory;

and b) Review of the Waste Research

Strategy; (2) Ecological Processes and

Effects Committee (EPEC)—Review of

the Ecological Research Strategy. Please

contact Ms. Tillery-Gadson a week prior

to the meeting to confirm that a given

report will be reviewed.

Any member of the public wishing

further information concerning the

meeting or wishing to submit comments

should contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes,

Designated Federal Official for the

Executive Committee, Science Advisory

Board (1400), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Washington DC

20460; telephone (202) 260–4126; FAX

(202) 260–9232; and via the INTERNET

at barnes.don@epamail.epa.gov. Copies

of the relevant documents are available

from the same source.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 97–31577 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–50836; FRL–5758–9]

Receipt of an Application for an

Experimental Use Permit; Genetically

Engineered Microbial Pesticide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of an application (EUP No. 524-EUP-II)

from Monsanto Company requesting an

experimental use permit for a

genetically engineered microbial plantpesticide CryIA(c) expressed in tomato

plant cells. The Agency has determined

that the application may be of regional

and national significance. Therefore, in

accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the

Agency is soliciting public comments

on this application.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before January 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

person, deliver 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 Unit II. of this

document. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) 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 CBI.

Information so marked 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

will be included in the public docket by

EPA without prior notice. The public

docket is available for public inspection

in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address

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

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Willie H. Nelson, PM 90,

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention

Division (7511W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number, and e-mail address: 5th floor

CS #1, 2805 Crystal Drive, Arlington,

VA, telephone: (703) 308–8682, e-mail:

nelson.willie@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

EPA has received an application from

Monsanto Company of St. Louis

Missouri for an experimental use permit

(EUP). This EUP application is assigned

EUP No. 524-EUP-II. The proposed

experiment involves the field testing of

the transgenic plant-pesticide CryIA(c)

expressed in tomato plant cells. The

program will involve field testing of a

maximum of 500 acres of transgenic

plantings in California, Florida, Georgia,

and Puerto Rico. CryIA(c) is currently

registered for use on cotton (EPA

registration number 524–478). CryIA(c)

is currently exempted from the

requirements of a tolerance under 40

CFR 180.1154 and 180.1155; therefore, a

tolerance exemption is not needed for

this product.

Testing will be conducted in the

following states: California, Florida,

Georgia, and Puerto Rico. The purpose

of this EUP is to test the efficacy of this

active ingredient against target pests,

conduct research for the better

understanding of resistance

management, development of IPM

logistics, evaluate agronomic

performance and continue plant

breeding activities, and test marking

potential of the fruit. The total acreage

testing will be no more than 500, and

only a maximum of 138.9 grams of the

active ingredient CryIA(c) will be

shipped, in the form of tomato seed

and/or transplants.

Plantings grown for agronomic

evaluation will be sold to processors.

Seeds will be saved for future research

or planting by Monsanto.

II. Public Record and Electronic

Submissions

The official record for this action, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this action under docket

control number ‘‘OPP–50836’’

(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

rulemaking record is located at the

Virginia 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 ‘‘OPP–

50836.’’ Electronic comments on this

document may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–31550 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

November 24, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before January 2, 1998.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0192.

Title: Section 87.103, Posting station

license.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for

profit; individuals or households; notfor-profit institutions; state, local, or

tribal governments.

Number of Respondents: 47,800.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.25

hours.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 11,950 hours.

Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping

requirement contained in Section

87.103 is necessary to demonstrate that

all transmitters in the Aviation Service

are properly licensed in accordance

with the requirements of Section 301 of

the Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. The information is used by

the FCC Compliance and Information

Bureau personnel during inspections

and investigations to insure the

particular station is licensed and

operated in compliance with applicable

rules, statutes, and treaties. In the case

of aircraft stations, the information may

be utilized for similar purposes by

appropriate representatives of foreign

governments when the aircraft is

operated in foreign nations.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31471 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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