61166 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 200 / Monday, October 16, 2000 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth

Cavalier, Multimedia Enforcement

Division (2248–A), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone (202) 564–3271; fax: (202)

564–9001; e-mail:

cavalier.beth@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic

Copies: Electronic copies of this

document are available from the EPA

Home Page under the link ‘‘Laws and

Regulations’’ at the Federal Register—

Environmental Documents entry

(http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr).

I. Background

AirTouch Communications, Inc., a

telecommunications company

incorporated in the State of Delaware

and located at One California Street, San

Francisco, California 94111 failed to

prepare SPCC plans for ten facilities.

AirTouch Communications, Inc.

disclosed, pursuant to the EPA

‘‘Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery,

Disclosures, Correction and Prevention

of Violations’’ (‘‘Audit Policy’’), 60 FR

66,706 (December 22, 1995), that they

failed to prepare SPCC plans for ten

facilities where they stored diesel oil in

above ground storage tanks, in violation

of the CWA section 311(b)(3) and 40

CFR part 112. EPA determined that

AirTouch met the criteria set out in the

Audit Policy for a 100% waiver of the

gravity component of the penalty. As a

result, EPA waived the gravity based

penalty ($47,625.00) and proposed a

settlement penalty amount of fifty-two

thousand, six hundred and thirty-six

dollars ($52,636.00). This is the amount

of the economic benefit gained by

AirTouch, attributable to their delayed

compliance with the SPCC regulations.

AirTouch Communications, Inc. has

agreed to pay this amount in civil

penalties. EPA and AirTouch negotiated

and signed an administrative consent

agreement, following the Consolidated

Rules of Procedure, 40 CFR 22.13, on

September 28, 2000 (In Re: AirTouch

Communications, Inc., Docket No. MM–

HQ–2000–0006). This consent

agreement is subject to public notice

and comment under CWA section

311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. section 1321(b)(6).

Under CWA section 311(b)(6)(A), 33

U.S.C. 1321 (b)(6)(A), any owner,

operator, or person in charge of a vessel,

onshore facility, or offshore facility from

which oil is discharged in violation of

the CWA section 311 (b)(3), 33 U.S.C.

1321 (b)(3), or who fails or refuses to

comply with any regulations that have

been issued under CWA section 311 (j),

33 U.S.C. 1321(j), may be assessed an

administrative civil penalty of up to

$137,500 by EPA. Class II proceedings

under CWA section 311(b)(6) are

conducted in accordance with 40 CFR

part 22.

The procedures by which the public

may comment on a proposed Class II

penalty order, or participate in a Clean

Water Act Class II penalty proceeding,

are set forth in 40 CFR 22.45. The

deadline for submitting public comment

on this proposed final order is

November 15, 2000. All comments will

be transferred to the Environmental

Appeals Board (‘‘EAB’’) of EPA for

consideration. The powers and duties of

the EAB are outlined in 40 CFR 22.04(a).

Pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C),

EPA will not issue an order in this

proceeding prior to the close of the

public comment period.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: October 3, 2000.

David A. Nielsen,

Director, Multimedia Enforcement Division,

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

[FR Doc. 00–26505 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6884–9]

Virginia State Prohibition on

Discharges of Vessel Sewage; Final

Affirmative Determination

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given

that the Regional Administrator,

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Region III has affirmatively determined,

pursuant to section 312(f) of Public Law

92–500, as amended by Public Law 95–

217 and Public Law 100–4 (the Clean

Water Act), that adequate facilities for

the safe and sanitary removal and

treatment of sewage from all vessels are

reasonably available for the navigable

waters of Smith Mountain Lake,

Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania

Counties, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward Ambrogio, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region III, Office of

Ecological Assessment and

Management, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone:

(215) 814–2758. Fax: (215) 814–2782.

Email: ambrogio.edward@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

petition was made by the Office of the

Secretary of Natural Resources on behalf

of the Virginia Department of

Environmental Quality (VADEQ). Upon

receipt of this affirmative determination,

Virginia will completely prohibit the

discharge of sewage, whether treated or

not, from any vessel in Smith Mountain

Lake in accordance with section

312(f)(3) of the Clean Water Act and 40

CFR 140.4(a). Notice of the Receipt of

Petition and Tentative Determination

was published in the Federal Register

on August 22, 2000 (65 FR 50988, Aug.

22, 2000). Comments on the tentative

determination were accepted during the

comment period which closed on

September 21, 2000. No comments were

received. The remainder of this Notice

summarizes the location of the no

discharge zone (NDZ), the available

pumpout facilities and related

information.

Smith Mountain Lake, named after

the mountain located at its southeastern

edge, is an inland reservoir located in

the Piedmont physiographic province of

west central Virginia. The lake is

situated in the Roanoke River Basin and

fed by two main tributaries, the Roanoke

River and the Blackwater River, as well

as other minor tributaries. It was formed

in 1965 after the completion of the

Smith Mountain Hydroelectric Dam by

Appalachian Power Company and

reached full pond in 1966. The lake is

approximately 20,000 acres in area,

forms 500 miles of shoreline, and is

bordered by the three counties of

Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania. It

flows into another large reservoir,

Leesville Lake. The two lakes form a

pumped storage facility for

hydroelectric power generation during

peak demand periods. Bedford County

has been using the lake as a drinking

water source since March 31, 1999. The

water treatment plant is now

withdrawing an annual average of

approximately 20,000 gallons per day.

The water intake for this facility is

located on the north side of the Roanoke

River arm of the lake, approximately

two miles east of the Hales Ford Bridge,

directly across the lake from Becky’s

Creek. The NDZ includes Smith

Mountain Lake, from Smith Mountain

Dam (Gap of Smith Mountain) upstream

to the 795.0 foot contour (normal pool

elevation) in all tributaries, including

waters to above the confluence with

Back Creek in the Roanoke River arm,

and to the Brooks Mill Bridge (Route

834) on the Blackwater River arm.

Information submitted by the

Commonwealth of Virginia states that

there are 17 waterfront facilities that

operate pumpout facilities in the Smith

Mountain Lake NDZ. Twelve of these 17

also provide dump stations, and there

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are 15 additional dump stations located

at 14 other marinas for a total of 27

dump stations. There is one proposed

pumpout and a mobile pumpout

operated by Ferrum College. Also,

funding is being sought by the Virginia

Department of Health to provide a

mobile ‘‘floating’’ pumpout facility to

operate on the lake. Details of these

facilities’ location, availability and

hours of operation are as follows:

Virginia Dare Marina is located on State

Route 853 in Bedford County. The

marina currently operates one

stationary pumpout facility accessible

to all boaters. The pumpout facility is

also a reception facility for portable

toilet sanitary wastes. The marina has

received approval of Clean Vessel Act

funding for a pumpout facility

upgrade. The marina’s sewage

disposal hours of operation are 10

am–4 pm, April through October.

Campers Paradise Marina is located off

State Route 122, one mile north of

Hales Ford Bridge that connects

Bedford County and Franklin County.

The marina currently operates one

stationary pumpout facility accessible

to all boaters. A drive by dump station

on-site acts as a receptacle for sanitary

waste from portable toilets. The

marina’s sewage disposal hours of

operation are 7 am–7 pm, 11 months

per year.

Lake Haven Marina is located off State

Route 626 in southeast Bedford

County. The marina currently

operates one stationary pumpout

facility located in the middle of a

dock allowing equal access to all

boaters. The dump station is located

on land next to the septic tank and

drainfield. The marina’s sewage

disposal hours of operation are 8 am–

4 pm, April through October.

Mitchell Point Marina is located at the

end of State Route 734 in southeast

Bedford County. The marina currently

operates a mobile pumpout unit

attached to a trailer mechanism

accessible to all boaters. The dump

station is located next to the septic

tank and drainfield. The marina’s

sewage disposal hours of operation

are 7 am–4 pm, May through October.

Saunders Parkway Marina is located off

State Route 626 in southeast Bedford

County. The marina currently

operates one stationary pumpout

facility located on a fixed pier

allowing equal access to all boaters.

The dump station is located on land

next to the boat repair facility. The

marina’s sewage disposal hours of

operation are 9 am–5 pm, June

through September.

Smith Mountain Lake Yacht Club is

located off State Route 823 in Bedford

County. The yacht club has recently

completed construction of a new,

state-of the-art pumpout system

accessible to all boaters. The marina’s

sewage disposal hours of operation

are 9 am–5 pm, 12 months per year.

Waterwheel Marina is located off State

Route 821 in Bedford County. The

marina operates a mobile unit

attached to a trailer mechanism

accessible to all boaters. The marina’s

sewage disposal hours of operation

are 9 am–3 pm, 5 months per year.

Webster Marine Center is located off

State Route 122 in Bedford County.

The marina operates one stationary

pumpout facility located on a floating

pier allowing equal access to all

boaters. The dump station is located

next to the septic tank. The marina

has received approval of Clean Vessel

Act funding for a pumpout facility

upgrade. The marina’s sewage

disposal hours of operation are 8 am–

3 pm, 8 months per year.

Smith Mountain Lake State Park facility

is owned by the State of Virginia and

operated by the Department of

Conservation and Recreation. The

Department applied for and was

awarded Clean Vessel Act funds for

the installation of a sanitary waste

pumpout unit and dump station. The

facility is expected to be functional in

2001. A drive by dump station on-site

currently acts as a receptacle for

sanitary waste from portable toilets.

Bay Roc Marina is located off State

Route 634 in Franklin County. The

marina operates one stationary

pumpout facility located on land near

the mooring pier accessible to all

boaters. The dump station is located

behind the marina restroom facilities.

The marina is open all year.

Boats at Smith Mountain Lake, Inc. is

located off State Route 122 in

Franklin County. The marina operates

one stationary pumpout facility

located on a mooring pier accessible

to all boaters. The dump station is

located between the pumpout facility

and marina store. The marina’s

sewage disposal hours of operation

are 8 am–4 pm, 7 months per year.

Bridgewater Plaza Marina is located off

State Route 122 in Franklin County.

The marina operates one stationary

pumpout facility located on the fuel

dock accessible to all boaters. The

marina’s sewage disposal hours of

operation are 7 am–11 pm, March

through November.

Crazy Horse Marina is located off State

Route 616 in Franklin County. The

marina operates one stationary

pumpout facility located on the fuel

dock accessible to all boaters. The

marina’s sewage disposal hours of

operation are 8 am–8 pm, April

through October.

Pelican Point Yacht Club located off

State Route 957 in Union Hall in

Franklin County. The marina operates

a mobile pumpout unit attached to a

trailer mechanism accessible to all

boaters. A recreation vehicle dump

station on-site acts as a receiving

facility for sanitary waste from

portable toilets. The marina’s sewage

disposal hours of operation are 9 am–

4 pm, 10 months per year.

Shoreline Marina is located off State

Route 949 in Franklin County. The

marina operates a stationary pumpout

unit located on the fuel dock

accessible to all boaters. The dump

station is located next to the marina

store. This marina has utilized Clean

Vessel Act funding to upgrade its

sanitary waste handling capacity. The

marina’s sewage disposal hours of

operation are 9 am–5 pm, year round.

Lakeside Marina is located off State

Route 626 in Pittsylvania County. The

marina operates a stationary pumpout

unit located on the fuel dock

accessible to all boaters. The dump

station is located on land near the

septic tank and drainfield. The

marina’s sewage disposal hours of

operation are 8 am–4 pm, 6 months

per year.

Lumpkin Marina is located off State

Route 626 in Pittsylvania County. The

marina completed construction of a

new pumpout system accessible to all

boaters in the 1999 season using

Clean Vessel Act funding. It provides

a dump station facility for portable

toilets at the septic tank behind the

boathouse. The marina’s sewage

disposal hours of operation are 8 am–

7 pm, May through October.

Smith Mountain Dock & Lodge is

located off State Route 626 in

Pittsylvania County. The marina

operates a stationary pumpout unit

located on the fuel dock accessible to

all boaters. The marina uses existing

sanitary facilities as a dump station.

These facilities are located on a fixed

pier next to the boating facility. The

marina’s sewage disposal hours of

operation are 8 am–9 pm, April

through October.

The Virginia Department of Health

Marina Regulations address treatment of

collected vessel sewage from pumpouts

and dump stations (found at 12 VAC 5–

570–180 C.5 and 12 VAC 5–570–190 C,

respectively). No public sewer systems

are available to service the above

described marina facilities. All wastes

from these marinas are treated by on-site

septic systems and the treatment of

collected sewage is in compliance with

federal, state and local regulations.

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According to the State’s petition,

there are a total of 18,840 vessels

registered in Virginia where the

principal area of usage is in one of the

three counties surrounding Smith

Mountain Lake. This assumes that (1)

when boats are used in one of the three

counties they are used on Smith

Mountain Lake and that, (2) the boats

may be stored anywhere in Virginia but

are principally used on Smith Mountain

Lake, so a good number of regular

transient vessels are included in the

figure. Most of the recreational vessel

population is limited to the season from

April to October. Transient boats from

other states and Virginia registered boats

that are principally used elsewhere, but

may at times be brought to Smith

Mountain Lake, are not included in this

number. An assumption can be made

that the majority of such boats would be

trailerable. This is supported by Health

Department marina inspection slip

counts which indicate only 53 out of

2,417 slips or moorings at commercial

marinas are designated as transient

vessel slips. Low demand for transient

slips probably indicates boats are

trailered and ramp launched. Most of

the trailerable boats would not be of a

size expected to have a holding tank. All

18,840 vessels would not occupy the

lake at the same time. The information

suggests that as far as simultaneous

occupancy of the lake this number is

high, or more likely, it is very high for

the smaller, easily trailered boats, and

somewhat more accurate for the larger,

site-committed boats. The vessel

population based on length is 4,705

vessels less than 16 feet in length,

13,309 vessels between 16 feet and 26

feet in length, 749 vessels between 26

feet and 40 feet in length, and 77 vessels

greater than 40 feet in length. Based on

number and size of boats, and using

various methods to estimate the number

of holding tanks, it is estimated that six

pumpouts and seven dump stations are

needed for Smith Mountain Lake. As

described above, there are currently 17

operational pumpout facilities and 27

operational dump stations in Smith

Mountain Lake.

The EPA hereby makes a final

affirmative determination that adequate

facilities for the safe and sanitary

removal and treatment of sewage from

all vessels are reasonably available for

Smith Mountain Lake, Bedford,

Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties,

Virginia. This final determination will

result in a Virginia State prohibition of

any sewage discharges from vessels in

Smith Mountain Lake.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Bradley M. Campbell,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 00–26508 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

Notice of Open Special Meeting of the

Advisory Committee of the ExportImport Bank of the United States

(Export-Import Bank)

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee was

established by P.L. 98–181, November

30, 1983, to advise the Export-Import

Bank on its programs and to provide

comments for inclusion in the reports of

the Export-Import Bank of the United

States to Congress.

Time and Place: Thursday, November

9, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The

meeting will be held at the ExportImport Bank in Room 1143, 811

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20571.

Agenda: This meeting will include a

follow-up discussion of the Institute of

International Economics study titled

‘‘The Future of the U.S. Ex-Im Bank’’,

issues raised in this study, and other

matters.

Public Participation: The meeting will

be open to public participation, and the

last 10 minutes will be set aside for oral

questions or comments. Members of the

public may also file written statement(s)

before or after the meeting. If any person

wishes auxiliary aids (such as a sign

language interpreter) or other special

accommodations, please contact, prior

to November 3, 2000, Nichole Westin,

Room 1257, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20571, Voice: (202)

565–3542 or TDD (202) 565–3377.

For Further Information Contact: For

further information, contact Nichole

Westin, Room 1257, 811 Vermont Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20571, (202) 565–

3542.

John M. Niehuss,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–26490 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6690–01–M

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

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

at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17,

2000, the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in closed session, pursuant to

sections 552b(c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B) of Title 5,

Unites States Code, to consider matters

relating to the Corporation’s corporate

and supervisory activities.

The meeting will be held in the Board

Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC

Building located at 550—17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC.

Requests for further information

concerning the meeting may be directed

to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)

898–6757.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26667 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1344–DR]

Florida; Major Disaster and Related

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the

Presidential declaration of a major

disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA–

1344–DR), dated October 3, 2000, and

related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that, in a letter dated

October 3, 2000, the President declared

a major disaster under the authority of

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief

and Emergency Assistance Act (42

U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the State of Florida, resulting

from Tropical Storm Helene beginning on

September 21, 2000, and continuing is of

sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant

a major disaster declaration under the Robert

T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the

Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such

a major disaster exists in the State of Florida.

In order to provide Federal assistance, you

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds

available for these purposes, such amounts as

you find necessary for Federal disaster

assistance and administrative expenses.

You are authorized to provide Public

Assistance and Hazard Mitigation in the