Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 6 / Thursday, January 9, 1997 / Notices 1333

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0141.

Title: Application for Renewal of

Private Operational Fixed Microwave

Radio Station License.

Form No.: FCC 402R.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals, State or

Local Governments, Businesses or other

for-profit, non-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 4,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20

minutes.

Total Annual Burden: 1,320 hours.

Needs and Uses: Private Operational

Fixed Microwave licensees are required

to apply for renewal of their radio

station authorization every five years.

Commission personnel will use the data

to determine eligibility for a renewal

authorization and issue a radio station

license. Data is also used by compliance

personnel in conjunction with field

engineers for enforcement purposes.

This form is required by the

Communications Act, International

Treaties and FCC Rules 47 CFR Parts

1.922 and 101.

The form will be revised to include a

space for the applicant to provide an

Internet address, as well as a Taxpayer

Identification Number. The Commission

is required to collect a Taxpayer

Identification Number (EIN or SSN) to

comply with the Debt Collection

Improvement Act of 1996 and the

Internet address will provide another

alternative for contacting the applicant.

The information collected on FCC Form

402R may be electronically submitted to

the Commission using the recently

developed FCC Form 900. The number

of respondents on FCC Form 402R will

be adjusted accordingly after the

Commission evaluates the use of the

new electronic form and can provide an

estimate of the number of renewals

being submitted electronically versus

FCC Form 402R.

Federal Communications Commission.

Shirley S. Suggs,

Chief, Publications Branch.

[FR Doc. 97–479 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, January 14, 1997

at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C.

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to

the public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Compliance matters pursuant to 2

U.S.C. § 437g.

Audits conducted pursuant to 2

U.S.C. § 437g, § 438(b), and Title 26,

U.S.C.

Matters concerning participation in

civil actions or proceedings or

arbitration.

Internal personnel rules and

procedures or matters affecting a

particular employee.

DATE & TIME: Thursday, January 16, 1997

at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, N.W. Washington,

D.C. (Ninth floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Correction and Approval of Minutes.

Advisory Opinion 1996–50: Farm

Credit Council, a corporation, Jan

Witold Baran.

Advisory Opinion 1996–52: Robert E.

Andrews for Congress, by Ronald S.

Ladell, counsel

1997 Legislative Recommendations.

Administrative Matters.

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:

Mr. Ron Harris, Press Officer,

Telephone: (202) 219–4155.

Marjorie W. Emmons,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–679 Filed 1–7–97; 3:40 pm]

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

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

indicated. Once the application has

been accepted for processing, it will also

be available for inspection at the offices

of the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act,

including whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company can ‘‘reasonably

be expected to produce benefits to the

public, such as greater convenience,

increased competition, or gains in

efficiency, that outweigh possible

adverse effects, such as undue

concentration of resources, decreased or

unfair competition, conflicts of

interests, or unsound banking practices’’

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for a

hearing must be accompanied by a

statement of the reasons a written

presentation would not suffice in lieu of

a hearing, identifying specifically any

questions of fact that are in dispute,

summarizing the evidence that would

be presented at a hearing, and indicating

how the party commenting would be

aggrieved by approval of the proposal.

Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking

activities will be conducted throughout

the United States.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than February 3,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303:

1. Emerald Coast Bancshares, Inc.,

Panama City Beach, Florida; to become

a bank holding company by acquiring

100 percent of the voting shares of

Emerald Coast Bank, Panama City

Beach, Florida.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. First Financial Bancorporation,

Iowa City, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent

of the voting shares of West Branch

Bancorp, Inc., West Branch, Iowa, and

thereby indirectly acquire West Branch

State Bank, West Branch, Iowa.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:

1. FGH Bancorp, Inc., Herrin, Illinois;

to become a bank holding company by

acquiring 100 percent of the voting

shares of The Bank of Herrin, Herrin,

Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire

Carterville State & Savings Bank,

Carterville, Illinois.

2. NCF Financial Corporation,

Bardstown, Kentucky; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Nelson
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County Bank & Trust, Bardstown,

Kentucky.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 3, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–478 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System Federal Register Citation of

Previous Announcement: 62 FR 408,

January 3, 1997.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

THE MEETING: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,

January 8, 1997.

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: Change in the

time of the open meeting to 11:00 a.m.,

Wednesday, January 8, 1997.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–647 Filed 1–7–97; 2:44 pm]

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GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Public Buildings Service; Record of

Decision; Proposed Expansion Pacific

Highway Port of Entry, Blaine,

Whatcom County, Washington

I. Introduction

The United States General Services

Administration (GSA) announces its

decision, in accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) and the regulations issued by

the Council on Environmental Quality,

to expand to existing Pacific Highway

Port of Entry (POE) in Blaine, Whatcom

County, Washington. This Record of

Decision (ROD) documents my decision

regarding this proposal.

The existing facility is located on the

west side of State Route 543 in Blaine,

and serves as a major Port of Entry

between the United States and the

province of British Columbia, Canada.

This ROD describes the alternatives

considered and the rationale for

selecting the environmentally preferred

alternative.

The principal function of the

proposed facility will be to

accommodate the expansion

requirements of the U.S. Customs

Service, the Immigration and

Naturalization Service, the U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Animal and

Health Inspection Service, Food and

Drug Administration, Food and Safety

Inspection Service, U.S. General

Services Administration/Public

Buildings Service, and the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service. The proposed

expansion would replace the present

facility, which is overcrowded and

functionally obsolete.

II. Decision

Based upon review of the written

materials associated with the

environmental process, including the

transcripts of the Scoping and Public

Hearings and the comments received

from those who reviewed the Draft,

Final, and Supplemental Environmental

Impact Statements, I have decided to

proceed with the expansion of the POE.

The site will expand from

approximately 7 acres to 16 acres, part

of which is already owned by the U.S.

Government (approximately 9 acres

would be acquired prior to

construction). This ROD is in keeping

with the statutory mission of General

Services Administration to design,

build, or lease, appraise, repair, operate,

protect, and maintain federal properties.

My decision is based upon the following

factors:

The Pacific Highway POE is the

largest commercial truck crossing port

in Washington state, and is the U.S.

Customs headquarters for Western

Whatcom County, Washington and

ports. Serving a major arterial highway,

the POE also processes a significant

amount of auto traffic as well as a

majority of the state’s bus traffic.

Inspection agencies at the POE are

responsible for monitoring vehicular

and pedestrian traffic entering the U.S.

This entails the use of surveillance

equipment, inspection and detainment

facilities for vehicles and cargo, and

detention facilities for people.

The present facility in Blaine can no

longer efficiently nor effectively

accommodate the volume of traffic

encountered at this location, which has

increased steadily in recent years. From

1978 to 1992, auto crossings have

increased approximately 172 percent

and truck crossings have increased

approximately 252 percent. Between

1986 and 1991, the POE processed more

than 6.7 million cars, trucks and buses.

The flow of all traffic north and south

bound has been severely affected.

Furthermore, it is anticipated the

growth in border traffic volume would

continue, resulting from the 1989 Free

Trade Agreement and the North

America Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), between the U.S. and Canada.

Because of the POE’s location on a

major north-south trucking route, traffic

volumes that are processed directly

reflect the level of trade between the

two countries. Therefore, the continued

increase in trade is anticipated to result

in a concomitant increase in border

traffic especially truck traffic, in the

near future. In FY 1994, truck traffic

increased 10.4 percent according to U.S.

Customs. The inability of the POE to

process current traffic volumes is not

only related to the lack of capacity of

individual processing units, but also

because of an outdated site layout and

inadequate site size, both of which are

inadequate to ensure a safe and

expedient flow of traffic.

In addition to the increase in traffic

volume, the nature of transportation has

changed a substantial degree during the

past 20 years since the facility was

constructed. New transportation

technology that requires specific

dimensions and handling systems, as

well as automated cargo processing

systems have rendered the existing

facilities obsolete. The present 20-year

facility is inadequately equipped to

handle increasingly large loads of cargo

and livestock at one time both in terms

of space and processing equipment.

Finally, structural and utility

constraints of existing buildings do not

allow for full utilization of modern

office technology.

III. Alternatives Considered

The GSA has examined a range of

alternatives that could feasibly attain

the objectives of the proposed project.

These alternatives are described in the

Final EIS and Final Supplemental EIS

and are summarized as follows:

A. Site Configuration

As reflected in the Draft and Final

Environmental Impact Statements and

the Draft and Final Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statements, the

GSA has conducted an intensive effort

over a two-year period to study the best

way to expand the POE facility. Because

of the unique requirements of POE’s,

alternative sites on State route 543 have

not been considered. POE’s must, by

law, be located at treaty designated

locations set by the International

Boundary Commission. Federal

inspection facilities are by policy,

situated at these points in order to

perform their legal mission

requirements. Therefore, expansion of

the existing site was considered the only

feasible alternative. A number of

potential site configurations were

investigated, two of which were deemed

more desirable for expansion of the

POE: Alternative 3B and Alternative 5.