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Transportation Improvements, Union

Pacific Railroad Corridor from the 16th

Street Station to Meadaview Road, New

Information concerning Alternatives

Evaluation and the Impacts Assessment

Process, Funding and US COE Permit,

City and County of Sacramento, CA.

Summary: EPA has no objection to the

action as proposed.

ERP No. DS–NOA–E64007–00 Rating

LO, Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for

the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of

Mexico, US Waters, Amendment 9

concerning Reduction of Unwanted

Bycatch of Juvenile Red Snapper with

Ancillary Benefits to Other Finfish

Species, Implementation, MXG.

Summary: EPA had no objection to

the action as proposed.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L40192–ID

Packsaddle Timber Sale and Road

Construction Project, Implementation,

Idaho Panhandle National Forests,

Sandpoint Ranger District, Bonner

County, ID.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65193–OR Paw

Timber Sale, Timber Harvest and Road

Construction, Implementation, Umpqua

National Forest, Diamond Lake Ranger

District, Douglas County, OR.

Summary: Review of the FEIS was not

deemed necessary. No formal comment

letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65201–OR Eagle

Creek Timber Sale and Road

Construction, Implementation, Mt.

Hood National Forest, Zigzag and

Estacada Ranger Districts, Clackamas

County, OR.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65241–ID Fish Bate

Timber Sale, Implementation, North

Fork Clearwater River, Clearwater

National Forest, North Fork Ranger

District, Clearwater County, ID.

Summary: Review of the FEIS was not

deemed necessary. No formal comment

letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65253–OR Trail

System and Off-Highway Vehicle

Management and Development,

Implementation, Ochoco National

Forest and Crooked River National

Grassland, Crook, Grant, Jefferson,

Harney and Wheeler Counties, OR.

Summary: Review of the FEIS was not

deemed necessary. No formal comment

letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–AFS–L65269–OR Augusta

Timber Sale, Implementation,

Willamette National Forest, Blue River

Ranger District, Willamette Meridian,

Blue River, Lane County, OR.

Summary: EPA previous concerns

have been resolved. Therefore EPA had

no objection to the action as proposed.

ERP No. F–FHW–L40194–WA WA–3/

WA–304 Bremerton Ferry Terminal to

the vicinity of Gorst Highway

Improvement Project, Implementation,

Funding, Right-of-Way Grant, NPDES

Permit and COE Section 404 Permit,

City of Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA.

Summary: Review of the final EIS was

not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

ERP No. F–FRC–K05054–NV Blue

Diamond South Pumped Storage

Hydroelectric (FERC. No. 10756)

Project, Issuance of License for

Construction, Operation and Maintain,

Right-of-Way Grant and Possible COE

Section 404 Permit, Clark County, NV.

Summary: Review of the FEIS was not

deemed necessary. No formal letter was

sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–NPS–L65229–AK Brooks

River Area Development, Use and

Management Plan, Implementation,

Katmai National Park, AK.

Summary: Review of the FEIS was not

deemed necessary. No formal comment

letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–SFW–L99006–WA

Washington State Department of Natural

Resources (WDNR) Habitat Conservation

Plan (HCP), Issuance of a Permit for

Incidental Take of Federally-Listed

Species and Implementation of the

Multi-Species Plan for Lands Managed

by WDNR, WA.

Summary: Review of the FEIS has

been completed and the project found to

be satisfactory. No formal comment

letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. FS–BIA–L35003–WA

Swinomish Marina and Support

Facilities Development, New

Information concerning Design Changes,

Approval, COE Section 10/404 Permits

and EPA NPDES Permit Issuance,

Swinomish Indian Reservation, Skagit

County, WA.

Summary: EPA commends the

cooperative efforts of the Swinomish

Tribal Community to develop an

improved environmentally acceptable

project in response to previous issues

raised. EPA has no objections to the

action as proposed.

Dated: February 4, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 97–3093 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

February 3, 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, 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 clarify 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: Persons wishing to comment on

this information collection should

submit comments April 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, Room

234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC

20554 or via internet to

dconway@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Dorothy

Conway at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0407.

Title: Application for Extension of

Broadcast Construction Permit or to

Replace Expired.

Type of Review: Revision of currently

approved collection Construction

Permit.

Form Number: FCC 307.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 700.
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Estimated time per response: 2.5

hours (0.5 to 2.5 applicant; 0.5 to 2.5

hours contract time).

Total annual burden: 1,085 hours.

Needs and Uses: FCC 307 is used by

licensees/permittees of broadcast

stations to request an extension of time

to construct a broadcast facility, or

when applying for a construction permit

to replace an expired permit. The

application shall be filed at least 30

days prior to the expiration date of the

construction permit if the facts

supporting such application for

extension are known to the applicant in

time to permit such filing. In other

cases, an application will be accepted

upon a showing satisfactory to the FCC

of sufficient reasons for filing within

less than 30 days prior to the expiration

date. The form and instructions to the

form will be revised to clarify the

information needed to obtain an

extension or replacement of a

construction permit. The data is used by

FCC staff to ensure that permittees are

making a conscientious effort to

construct an authorized station in order

to bring service to the public.

OMB Approval No.: 3060-XXXX.

Title: Price Cap Performance Review

for Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket

No. 94–1.

Type of Review: New Collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for

profit, including small businesses.

Number of Respondents: 13.

Estimate Hour Per Response: 10

hours.

Total Annual Burden: 130 hours.

Needs and Uses: In the Third Report

and Order issued in CC Docket 94–1, the

Commission modified its filing

requirement for incumbent price cap

Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) who

propose to offer new switched access

services. We no longer require an

incumbent LEC to introduce a new

service by filing a waiver under Part 69

of the Commission’s rules. Instead,

incumbent LECs will be able to file a

petition for the new service based on a

public interest standard. The

Commission also eliminated the lower

service band indices in the proceeding.

By doing so, an incumbent price cap

LEC no longer has to file a waiver to set

its rates below the lower service band

indices, but may instead simply adjust

its rates downward.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3068 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Agency Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4,

1997, the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

met in closed session to consider

matters relating to the Corporation’s

supervisory activities.

In calling the meeting, the Board

determined, on motion of Vice

Chairman Andrew C. Hove, Jr.,

seconded by Director Joseph H. Neely

(Appointive), concurred in by Director

Eugene A. Ludwig (Comptroller of the

Currency), Director Nicolas P. Retsinas

(Director, Office of Thrift Supervision),

and Chairman Ricki Helfer, that

Corporation business required its

consideration of the matters on less than

seven days’ notice to the public; that no

earlier notice of the meeting was

practicable; that the public interest did

not require consideration of the matters

in a meeting open to public observation;

and that the matters could be

considered in a closed meeting by

authority of subsections (c)(4), (c)(6),

(c)(8), and (c)(9)(A)(ii) of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), and

(c)(9)(A)(ii)).

The meeting was held in the Board

Room of the FDIC Building located at

550–17th Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Valerie J. Best,

Assistant Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3244 Filed 2–5–97; 2:30 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD

Hearings on Pilot Programs Recently

Authorized To Be Established at the

Federal Home Loan Banks (FHL

Banks) of New York, Atlanta, and

Chicago, and the Provisions in the

Financial Management Policy (FMP)

Governing Investments Supporting

Housing and Community Development

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance

Board.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance

Board (Finance Board) is hereby

announcing a public hearing on pilot

programs recently authorized to be

established at the Federal Home Loan

Banks of New York, Atlanta, and

Chicago and the provisions of the FMP

governing such activities.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

on Monday, March 10, 1997, beginning

at 9:00 a.m. Written requests to

participate in the hearing must be

received no later than Wednesday,

February 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at

the Office of Thrift Supervision

Amphitheater, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552. Send requests

to participate in the hearing, written

statements of hearing participants, or

other written comments to Elaine L.

Baker, Executive Secretariat, Federal

Housing Finance Board, 1777 F Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. The

submission may be mailed, hand

delivered, or sent by facsimile

transmission to (202) 408–2895.

Submissions must be received by 5:00

p.m. on the day they are due in order

to be considered by the Finance Board.

Late filed, misaddressed, or

misidentified submissions may affect

eligibility to participate in the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kerrie Ann Sullivan, External Affairs

Specialist at (202) 408–2515 or John K.

Hardage, Deputy Director of

Congressional Affairs at (202) 408–2980,

Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Finance Board is interested in the views

of System members, community groups,

trade associations, federal or state

agencies and departments, elected

officials and others on the pilot

programs recently authorized to be

established at the Federal Home Loan

Banks of New York, Atlanta, and

Chicago, and the provisions of the FMP

governing such activities. A summary

follows:.

In General

As provided by the Financial

Management Policy (FMP) of the

Finance Board, the FHLBanks may

invest in housing and community

development assets, provided that prior

to entering into such investments, the

FHLBank:

(a) Ensures the appropriate levels of

expertise, establishes policies,

procedures, and controls, and provides

for any reserves required to effectively

limit and manage risk exposure and

preserve the FHLBank’s and the

System’s triple-A rating;

(b) Ensures that its involvement in

such investment activity assists in

providing housing and community

development financing that is not

generally available, or that is available