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acute exposure exceeded EPA’s level of

concern. In addition to the risk

assessment, EPA had California and

nationwide human incident data

indicating acute worker exposure

incidents associated with

methamidophos use. EPA met with

Bayer and Valent, the sole U.S.

methamidophos registrants, on August

1, 1996, to present EPA’s concerns and

discuss voluntary measures to reduce

risk. At the meeting, the registrants

proposed the use terminations and

product cancellations announced in this

notice, as well as other measures

including additional spray drift

language, a phase-in of closed mixing

and loading systems, and participation

in industry-wide education efforts.

In the Federal Register of July 2, 1997

(62 FR 35812) (FRL 5724-7), EPA issued

a notice announcing receipt of the

methamidophos registrants’ requests to

terminate uses and cancel registrations

under sections 3 and 24(c) of FIFRA,

and provided notice of EPA’s intent to

accept those requests. In letters dated

November 12, 1996, and February 21,

1997 respectively, Bayer and Valent

requested that FIFRA section 3

registrations be amended to terminate

(by use deletion) the use of

methamidophos on broccoli, Brussels

sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery,

and sugar beets, and that section 24(c)

registrations labeled for melons,

cucumbers, lettuce, alfalfa, bermuda

grass, peppers, clover, and eggplant be

canceled, leaving tomatoes as the only

remaining food use with

methamidophos 24(c) registrations.

The following comments were

received by the Agency in response to

the notice published in the Federal

Register of July 2, 1997:

1. Comment from Bayer Corporation.

A comment was received by the Agency

from Bayer Corporation concerning the

existing stocks provision as stated in the

notice of July 2, 1997. Bayer Corporation

requested that the Agency amend the

existing stocks provision to allow the

existing stocks already in possession of

the dealers as of December 31, 1997, to

be distributed, sold, or used legally until

they are exhausted.

Agency response. The Agency after

reviewing the existing stocks provision

as listed in the notice published in the

Federal Register of July 2, 1997, concurs

with the company request. The Agency

believes that the amount of

methamidophos in inventory is

relatively small and will decrease

rapidly after the December 31, 1997

effective date for these voluntary

terminations/cancellations. Therefore,

the existing stocks provision listed in

the notice of July 2, 1997 is amended to

read:

After December 31, 1997, methamidophos

registrants may not sell or distribute any

stocks of canceled methamidophos products

or methamidophos products containing any

terminated uses. Persons other than the

registrant will be permitted to sell, distribute,

and use the product until their supplies are

exhausted.

2. Comment from Bayer Corporation.

A comment was received by the Agency

from Bayer Corporation inquiring about

several 24(c) registrations that currently

exist for cotton use only. Bayer

Corporation questioned that since

cotton is one of the crops being

maintained on the section 3 label

language would it be allowable to

maintain these existing 24(c) labels as

well. These 24(c)’s were not listed in the

July 2, 1997 Federal Register notice as

cancellations. The 24(c)’s in question

are: CA790188, AR810044, AR870007,

MS810014 and MS810055.

Agency response. The Agency agrees

that since these 24(c) registrations are

only for the agricultural crop cotton,

and this crop has been retained under

a FIFRA section 3 registration they may

be maintained.

3. Comment from Tomen Agro,

Incorporated. A comment was received

by the Agency from Tomen Agro, Inc.

requesting that the tolerances for the

canceled crop uses be retained in 40

CFR 180.315 because these commodities

are being legally treated in other

countries and imported into the United

States. Withdrawal of these tolerances

would be disruptive to international

trade associated with these

commodities.

Agency response. As an

administrative matter, the Agency

normally proposes to revoke the existing

tolerance for a crop shortly after the

agricultural use has been terminated.

However, as commenters have

expressed an interest in leaving the

tolerances in place and as these

cancellations were a voluntary measure

by the registrants and were not due to

any dietary risk to humans posed by

methamidophos residues on these food

crops, the Agency will not propose to

revoke, at this time, the tolerances for

the terminated or canceled crop uses

listed in 40 CFR 180.315.

Under section 408(l)(5) as amended

by The Food Quality Protection Act of

1996 (FQPA), food lawfully treated,

prior to the cancellation notice and

crops treated with existing stocks, will

not be rendered adulterated despite the

lack of a tolerance, so long as the

residue on the food complies with the

tolerance in place at the time of

treatment. These tolerances will be

modified or revoked at the time that the

Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)

document is published (presently

scheduled for 1998), and the results of

the tolerance reassessment will be

published in a Federal Register notice.

III. Final Actions and Existing Stocks

Provision

This notice terminates (by use

deletion from section 3 registrations) the

use of methamidophos on broccoli,

Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower,

celery, and sugar beets, and the section

24(c) registrations labeled for melons,

cucumbers, lettuce, alfalfa, bermuda

grass, peppers, clover, and eggplant are

canceled. These terminations and

cancellations are effective December 31,

1997. The Agency has determined that

after December 31, 1997,

methamidophos registrants may not sell

or distribute any stocks of canceled

methamidophos products or

methamidophos products containing

any terminated uses. Persons other than

the registrant will be permitted to sell,

distribute, and use the product until

their supplies are exhausted.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Jack E. Housenger,

Acting Director, Special Review and

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–33456 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[Report No. 2244]

Petitions for Reconsideration and

Clarification of Action in Rulemaking

Proceedings

December 17, 1997.

Petitions for reconsideration and

clarification have been filed in the

Commission’s rulemaking proceedings

listed in this Public Notice and

published pursuant to 47 CFR Section

1.429(e). The full text of these

documents are available for viewing and

copying in Room 239, 1919 M Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. or may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, ITS, Inc. (202) 857–3800.

Oppositions to these petitions must be

filed January 7, 1998. See Section 1.4(b)

(1) of the Commission’s rule (47 CFR

1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must
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be filed within 10 days after the time for

filing oppositions has expired.

Subject: Policy and Rules Concerning

the Interstate, Interexchange

Marketplace Implementation of Section

254(g) of the Communications Act of

1934, as amended (CC Docket No. 96–

61).

Number of Petitions Filed: 5.

Subject: Implementation of the Pay

Telephone Reclassification and

Compensation Provisions of the

Telecommunications act of 1996 (CC

Docket No. 96–128).

Number of Petitions Filed: 11.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33425 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Fee for Services to Support FEMA’s

Offsite Radiological Emergency

Preparedness (REP) Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with FEMA

Rule 44 CFR Part 354, published in the

Federal Register on March 24, 1995, (60

FR 15628), FEMA has established a

fiscal year (FY) 1998 hourly rate of

$31.46 for assessing and collecting fees

from Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC) licensees for services provided by

FEMA personnel for FEMA’s REP

Program.

DATES: This user fee hourly rate is

effective for FY 1998 (October 1, 1997,

to September 30, 1998).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. O. Megs Hepler, III, Division

Director, Exercises Division,

Preparedness, Training and Exercises

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2867.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As

authorized by Public Law 105–65 (111

Stat. 1377), an hourly user fee rate of

$31.46 will be charged to NRC licensees

of commercial nuclear power plants for

all site-specific biennial exercise related

services provided by FEMA personnel

for the REP Program. This hourly user

fee rate will be charged in accordance

with the provisions of 44 CFR 354,

published in the Federal Register on

March 24, 1995, (60 FR 15628). All

funds collected under this rule will be

deposited in the U.S. Department of the

Treasury to offset appropriated funds

obligated by FEMA for the REP Program.

The hourly rate is established on the

basis of the methodology set forth in

FEMA Rule 44 CFR 354.4(b),

‘‘Determination of site-specific biennial

exercise-related component for FEMA

personnel,’’ and will be used to assess

and collect fees for site-specific biennial

exercise related services rendered by

FEMA personnel.

The hourly rate is intended only to be

applied to charges to NRC licensees for

services provided by FEMA personnel

for the site-specific biennial exerciserelate component referenced above, not

for charges for services provided by

FEMA personnel under the flat fee

component referenced at 44 CFR

354.4(d) nor for services provided by

FEMA contractors. Services provided by

FEMA contractors will be charged in

accordance with 44 CFR 354.4 (c) and

(d) for the recovery of appropriated

funds obligated for the Emergency

Management Planning and Assistance

(EMPA) portion of FEMA’s REP Program

budget.

Dated: December 16, 1997.

Kay C. Goss,

Associate Director for Preparedness, Training,

and Exercises.

[FR Doc. 97–33433 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–06–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License;

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

fowarders pursuant to section 19 of the

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

1718 and 46 CFR 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20573.

Pacat International-Pacific Atlantic

International, 1019 Fairway Valley

Drive, Woodstock, GA 30189, Gunter

Wegner, Sole Proprietor

Trafik Services, Inc., 300 Wapanoag

Trial, East Providence, RI 02915,

Officers: Robert A. Mega, President,

William Mega, Vice President.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Ronald D. Murphy,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33366 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices

also will be available for inspection at

the offices of the Board of Governors.

Interested persons may express their

views in writing to the Reserve Bank

indicated for that notice or to the offices

of the Board of Governors. Comments

must be received not later than January

7, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand,

Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue,

P.O. Box 291, Minneapolis, Minnesota

55480-0291:

1. Marlen E. Bents, Ceylon,

Minnesota; to retain 24.3 percent, and

acquire an additional .8 percent of the

voting shares of Ceylon Bancorporation,

Inc., Ceylon, Minnesota, and thereby

indirectly acquire State Bank of Ceylon,

Ceylon, Minnesota.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 18, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–33459 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank