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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application For Amendment

of License and Soliciting Comments,

Motions To Intervene, and Protests

February 2, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection.

a. Type of Application: Amendment

of License.

b. Project No. 2543–045.

c. Date Filed: December 28, 1999.

d. Applicant: The Montana Power

Company.

e. Name of Project: Milltown.

f. Location: On the Clark Fork River in

Missoula County, Montana. The project

does not utilize federal or tribal lands.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Michael P.

Manion, The Montana Power Company,

40 East Broadway, Butte, Montana

59701, (406) 497–2456.

i. FERC Contact: Regina Saizan, (202)

219–2673, or e-mail address:

regina.saizan@ferc.fed.us.

Deadline for filing comments and or

motions: March 10, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Please include the Project Number

(2543–045) on any comments or

motions filed.

k. Description of Amendment: The

licensee requests that its license be

amended to extend the expiration date

of the license two years, from December

31, 2004 to December 31, 2006. On

December 30, 1999, the license filed a

notice of intent not to relicense the

Milltown Project, with the

understanding that its notice would

become moot if its request to extend the

term of the license is granted.

l. Location of the Application: A copy

of the application is available for

inspection and reproduction at the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

located at 888 First Street, NE, Room

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling

(202) 208–1371. This filing may be

viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance). A copy is also available for

inspection and reproduction at the

address in item h above.

m. Individuals desiring to be included

on the Commission’s mailing list should

so indicate by writing to the Secretary

of the Commission.

Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2792 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–64046; FRL–6489–6]

Formetanate Hydrochloride; Receipt of

Requests to Voluntarily Delete Uses,

Request for Cancellation, and Advance

Notification of Tolerance Revocation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: AgrEvo USA Company, the

company that holds the pesticide

registration of pesticide products

containing formetanate hydrochloride

(m- [[(dimethylamino)methylene]

amino]phenyl methylcarbamate

hydrochloride) has asked EPA to amend

its registration to delete use on plums,

prunes, and greenhouse grown

ornamental plants, and cancel six

pesticide products registered for

greenhouse grown ornamental plants

under section 24(c) of the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA). In accordance with section

6(f)(1) of FIFRA, as amended, EPA is

issuing a notice of receipt of this request

by the registrant. The request to delete

the aforementioned uses from the

registration, and voluntary cancellation

of 24(c) registrations for greenhouse

grown ornamental plants are the result

of an agreement between EPA and the

registrant regarding the registration of

pesticide products containing

formetanate hydrochloride. Given the

potential dietary risks from formetanate

hydrochloride use on registered food

crops, the registrant requested, among

other things, that uses that appear to be

of little benefit (i.e., plums and prunes)

be deleted from pesticide product

labels. In addition, due to potential

worker exposure risks from formetanate

hydrochloride pesticide product use on

greenhouse grown ornamental plants,

the registrant requested that this use

also be terminated and registrations for

this use under section 24(c) of FIFRA be

canceled. Following publication of this

Notice and completion of a 30-day

public comment period, EPA intends to

grant the requested amendments to

delete uses and voluntary registration

cancellations.

DATES: Comments on the requested

amendments to delete uses and

voluntary registration cancellations

must be submitted to the address

provided below by March 9, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Michael Goodis, Special Review

and Reregistration Division (7508C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20460; telephone (703) 308–8157; email address: goodis.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. You may potentially be

affected by this action if you

manufacture, sell, distribute, or use

pesticide products containing the active

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ingredient formetanate hydrochloride.

Formetanate hydrochloride, trade name

is Carzol SP, is an insecticide/miticide

of the carbamate class, and is presently

registered in the United States and is

used on citrus, stone and pome fruits,

alfalfa (grown for seed), and greenhouse

grown ornamental plants. AgrEvo USA

Company is the sole technical

manufacturer of formetanate

hydrochloride.

Although this action may be of

particular interest to persons who

produce or use pesticides, the Agency

has not attempted to describe all the

specific entities that may be affected by

this action. If you have any questions

regarding the information in this notice,

consult the person listed under ‘‘FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.’’

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ and then look

up the entry for this document under

the ‘‘ Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

In Person. The Agency has established

an official record for this action under

docket control number OPP–64046. The

official record consists of the documents

specifically referenced in this action,

any public comments received during

an applicable comment period, and

other information related to this action,

including any information claimed as

confidential business information (CBI).

This official record includes the

documents that are physically located in

the docket, as well as the documents

that are referenced in those documents.

The public version of the official record

does not include any information

claimed as CBI. The public version of

the official record, which includes

printed, paper versions of any electronic

comments submitted during an

applicable comment period, is available

for inspection in the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Hwys, Arlington, VA, from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB

telephone number is (703) 305–5805.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–64046 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20460.

In person or by courier. Deliver your

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwys,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

Electronically. You may submit your

comments electronically by E-mail to:

‘‘opp-docket@epa.gov,’’ or you can

submit a computer disk as described

above. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submissions will be accepted in

Wordperfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by the docket control

number OPP–64046. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI That I

Want to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person identified in

the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.’’

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

• Explain your views/interests as

clearly as possible.

• Describe any assumptions that you

used.

• Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

• Make sure to submit your comments

by the deadline in this notice.

• To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be

sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

This notice announces the Agency’s

receipt of a request from the registrant

to amend their pesticide products

registered under section 3 of FIFRA. In

a memorandum of agreement

(‘‘Agreement’’) effective October 14,

1999, EPA and the registrant of products

containing formetanate hydrochloride

agreed to several voluntary measures to

reduce dietary, agricultural worker, and

ecosystem risks associated with

formetanate hydrochloride exposure.

EPA initiated the negotiations with

registrants after formetanate

hydrochloride, as currently registered,

was found to pose an unacceptable

dietary risk, especially to children ages

1 to 6 years old, risks of concern to

agricultural workers, and unacceptable

risks to birds, terrestrial mammals, and

aquatic invertebrates. As part of the

Agreement, the registrant agreed, among

other things, to reduce application rates

on all food crops, reduce the number of

applications, and to take a number of

steps to reduce worker exposure. The

registrant also agreed to terminate

formetanate hydrochloride product use

on plums and prunes, which appear to

benefit little from use of the product,

and greenhouse grown ornamentals, to

address worker risk concerns. In return,

EPA agreed at this time not to initiate

any cancellation or suspension

proceedings under section 6(b) or 6(c) of

FIFRA to achieve the risk reduction

measures set forth in the Agreement.

In order to terminate formetanate

hydrochloride use on plums, prunes,

and greenhouse grown ornamentals, the

registrant has submitted a request to

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amend their registration of pesticide

products containing formetanate

hydrochloride pursuant to section

6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA. These registrations

are listed in the following Table 1:

TABLE 1.— REGISTRATIONS WITH

PENDING USE DELETIONS

Registration No. Product

45639–82 Formetanate Hydrochloride

Technical

45639–163 Carzol SP

This notice also announces receipt by

the Agency of an application from the

registrant to cancel six pesticide

products registered under section 24(c)

of FIFRA. These registrations are listed

in alphabetic order of the registration

number in Table 2 below.

TABLE 2.— REGISTRATIONS WITH

PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION

Registration No. Product

IN–97000400 Carzol SP

NC–97000200 Carzol SP

OH–97000800 Carzol SP

SC–97000700 Carzol SP

TX–98000800 Carzol SP

UT–92000100 Carzol SP

The following Table 3 includes the

name and address of record for the

registrant of the products listed in

Tables 1 and 2:

TABLE 3.— REGISTRANT REQUESTING DELETED USES AND VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION

EPA

Company No.Company name and address

45639 AgrEvo USA Company, Little Falls Centre One, 2711 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE 19808

III. What is the Agency’s Authority for

Taking this Action?

Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA,

registrants may request, at any time, that

their pesticide registrations be canceled

or amended to terminate one or more

pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of

FIFRA further provides that, before

acting on the request, EPA must publish

a notice of receipt of any such request

in the Federal Register . Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires

that EPA provide a 30–day period in

which the public may comment before

the Agency may act on the request to

cancel registrations or delete pesticide

uses. In the case of minor agricultural

uses, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires

that EPA provide a 180–day comment

period under certain circumstances. For this action, the registrant of

formetanate hydrochloride has

requested that EPA waive any public

comment period provided in 6(f) of

FIFRA. In light of this request, EPA is

granting the request to waive the 180–

day comment period, but is providing a

30–day public comment period before

taking action on the requested voluntary

cancellations and amendments to delete

uses.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of

Request

Registrants who choose to withdraw a

request for cancellation must submit

such withdrawal in writing to the

person listed under ‘‘FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT,’’

postmarked before March 9, 2000. This

written withdrawal of the request for

cancellation will apply only to the

applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request

listed in this notice. If the product(s)

have been subject to a previous

cancellation action, the effective date of

cancellation and all other provisions of

any earlier cancellation action are

controlling. The withdrawal request

must also include a commitment to pay

any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill

any applicable unsatisfied data

requirements.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing

Stocks

The registrant has requested

amendment of the formetanate

hydrochloride registrations identified in

Table 1 and voluntary cancellation of

the formetanate hydrochloride

registrations identified in Table 2.

Pursuant to section 6(f) of FIFRA, EPA

intends to grant the requests for

voluntary amendment and cancellation.

For purposes of the cancellation order

that the Agency intends to issue at the

close of the comment period for this

announcement, the term ‘‘existing

stocks’’ will be defined, pursuant to

EPA’s existing stocks policy as

prescribed in the Federal Register of

June 26, 1991, (56 FR 29362) (FRL–

3846–4), as those stocks of a registered

pesticide product which are currently in

the United States and which have been

packaged, labeled, and released for

shipment prior to the effective date of

the amendment or cancellation.

As part of the October 14, 1999,

Agreement negotiated with the

registrant, all formetanate hydrochloride

products sold or distributed, including

existing stocks, (except for the purpose

of relabeling according to the

Agreement) by the registrant after

December 1, 1999, shall bear labeling

approved by EPA pursuant to the

Agreement. Moreover, sale and

distribution by persons other than the

registrant of products, including

existing stocks, not bearing labeling

approved by EPA pursuant to the

Agreement (except for the purpose of

relabeling according to the Agreement),

shall be prohibited after June 1, 2000.

VI. Notification of Intent to Revoke

Tolerances

This document also serves as an

advance notification that the Agency

intends to propose to revoke the

tolerances found in: 40 CFR 180.276 for

residues of formetanate hydrochloride

in or on plums (fresh prunes) and dried

prunes. This action reflects the October

14, 1999, Agreement, in which the

registrant agreed to delete the use of

formetanate hydrochloride products on

plums and prunes. In accordance with

the October 14, 1999, Agreement, the

Agency intends to revoke these

tolerances to help reduce acute dietary

risks that currently exceed the margins

of safety deemed acceptable by the

Agency. The Agency intends that the

tolerance revocations become effective

June 1, 2000.

VII. Import Tolerance Guidance

The Agency is willing to consider

requests to modify or maintain a

tolerance following the cancellation of

the accompanying registration. Such

request should be sent to the person

identified in the ‘‘FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT’’ section. If

EPA receives a request to modify or

maintain a tolerance in response to this

Notice, the Agency will issue a Notice

under section 408(f) of FFDCA

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informing the public of the data

required to support the tolerance and

stating the time period for submitting

the required data. Regardless of whether

a tolerance applies solely to domestic

food uses or solely to imported foods,

the same technical chemistry and

toxicology data are required to support

tolerances under FFDCA section 408.

For pesticide chemicals used in or on

food, EPA requires residue chemistry

data that are representative of growing

conditions in exporting countries in the

same manner that the EPA requires

representative residue chemistry data

from different U.S. regions to support

domestic use of the pesticide and the

tolerance. Persons supporting the

maintenance or modification of

tolerances to cover residues in or on

imported food have the burden of

demonstrating the relevance of any

existing domestic data to foreign

growing conditions.

If EPA does not receive any indication

of a need to retain a tolerance for

imported foods following the

cancellation of the registered food use,

the Agency will publish in the Federal

Register a notice proposing to revoke

the tolerance. That notice will again

give interested parties the opportunity

to come forward to support the

maintenance of the tolerance.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: February 1, 2000.

Lois A. Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–2828 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Notice of Agency Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

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

the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in open session at 3 p.m. on

Wednesday, February 9, 2000, to

consider the following matters:

Summary Agenda: No substantive

discussion of the following items is

anticipated. These matters will be resolved

with a single vote unless a member of the

Board of Directors requests that an item be

moved to the discussion agenda.

Disposition of minutes of previous Board

of Directors’ meetings.

Summary reports, status reports, and

reports of actions taken pursuant to authority

delegated by the Board of Directors.

Memorandum and resolution re: Proposed

amendment to Part 325—Risk–Based Capital

Treatment of Recourse and Direct Credit

Substitutes.

Discussion Agenda: Memorandum and

resolution re: Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking—New Part 332—Privacy of

Consumer Financial Information.

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.

The FDIC will provide attendees with

auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language

interpretation) required for this meeting.

Those attendees needing such assistance

should call (202) 416–2449 (Voice); (202)

416–2004 (TTY), to make necessary

arrangements.

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: February 2, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2889 Filed 2–3–00; 4:48 pm]

BILLING CODE 6214–01–M

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice of

Agency Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

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

at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9,

2000, the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in closed session, pursuant to

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

(c)(9)(A)(ii) of Title 5, United States

Code, to consider matters relating to the

Corporation’s supervisory activities and

reports of the Office of Inspector

General.

The meeting will be held in the Board

Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC

Building located at 550—7th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C.

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: February 4, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–2940 Filed 2–4–00; 1:22 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1311–DR]

Georgia; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Georgia, (FEMA–1311–DR), dated

January 28, 2000, and related

determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Georgia is hereby amended to include

the following areas among those areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of January 28, 2000:

Carroll, Douglas, Floyd, and Rockdale

counties for debris removal (Category A)

and emergency protective measures,

(Category B), including direct Federal

assistance.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 00–2806 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1311–DR]

Georgia; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Georgia, (FEMA–1311–DR), dated