1332 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 6 / Thursday, January 9, 1997 / Notices

the coastal nonpoint pollution control

programs submitted to NOAA and EPA

by New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

NOAA and EPA have proposed to

approve, with conditions, the coastal

nonpoint pollution control programs

submitted by New Jersey, New York,

and Florida. The requirements of 40

CFR Parts 1500–1508 (Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ)

regulations to implement the National

Environmental Policy Act) apply to the

preparation of the Environmental

Assessments. Specifically, 40 CFR

section 1506.6 requires agencies to

provide public notice of the availability

of environmental documents. This

notice is part of NOAA’s action to

comply with this requirement.

Copies of the Proposed Findings

Documents, Environmental

Assessments, and Findings of No

Significant Impact may be obtained

upon request from: Joseph P. Flanagan,

Coastal Programs Division (N/ORM3),

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland,

20910, tel. (301) 713–3121, x201.

DATES: Individuals or organizations

wishing to submit comments on the

proposed Findings or Environmental

Assessments should do so by February

10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be made

to: Joseph A. Uravitch, Coastal Programs

Division (N/ORM3), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management, NOS,

NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, Maryland, 20910, tel. (301) 713–

3155, x195. (Federal Domestic

Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone

Management Program Administration)

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Robert H. Wayland,

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and

Watersheds, Environmental Protection

Agency.

David L. Evans,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Ocean Services and Coastal Zone

Management, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–520 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5673–5]

Notice of Public Meeting on Drinking

Water Issues

Notice is hereby given that the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

is holding a two-day public meeting in

Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 9 and 10,

1997, for the purpose of information

exchange on technical issues related to

the expedited development of a Stage I

Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts

Rule and an Interim Enhanced Surface

Water Treatment Rule. Discussion will

focus on treatment processes that

impact byproduct formation, microbial

control and related drinking water

quality parameters, with particular

emphasis on enhanced coagulation.

EPA is inviting all interested members

of the public to participate in the

meeting, which will be held in Room G–

51 of the Andrew Breidenbach

Environmental Research Center, 26

West Martin Luther King Drive,

Cincinnati, Ohio. For further

information regarding the 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 contact via e-mail at

rodgers.crystal@epamail.epa.gov.

Cynthia C. Dougherty,

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water.

Dated December 30, 1996.

[FR Doc. 97–559 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

December 31, 1996.

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 March 10, 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 No.: 3060–0448.

Title: Section 63.07, Special

Procedures for Non-dominant Common

Carriers.

Form No.: Not applicable.

Type of Review: Extension of an

existing collection.

Respondents: Businesses or others for

profit, which may include small

businesses.

Number of Respondents: 5.

Estimate Hour Per Response: 100

hours (avg.).

Total Annual Burden: 500.

Estimated Costs To Respondents:

Estimated engineer hourly salary

$18.42×500=$9,210.

Needs and Uses: The National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

requires all federal agencies to consider

the impact of their actions upon the

environment, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq.

Section 63.07 subjects domestic,

facilities-based common carriers to the

same requirements imposed on all

Commission applicants and licensees.

Commission applicants and licensees

are required to submit an Environmental

Assessment where their proposals may

have a significant effect on the

environment, as set forth in section

1.1307 of the Commission’s rules. See

47 CFR § 1.1307. An Environmental

Assessment is a narrative statement that

describes the proposal, the

environmental ramifications of the

proposal, and the alternatives, if any, to

the proposal. See 47 CFR § 1.1311.

Without the information contained in

Environmental Assessments, the

Commission would be deprived of the

environmental information needed to

consider the environmental

consequences of its actions approving

the applications of domestic, facilitiesbased common carriers, and thus could

not fulfill its statutory obligation under

NEPA.
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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