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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. 00–28468 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00688; FRL–6754–7]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;

Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: There will be a 1–day

meeting of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

and Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) to

review a set of issues being considered

by the Agency pertaining to an

assessment of scientific information

concerning Starlink corn. The meeting

is open to the public. Seating at the

meeting will be on a first-come basis.

Individuals requiring special

accommodations at this meeting,

including wheelchair access, should

contact Paul Lewis at the address listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT at least 5 business days prior

to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

November 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn Rosslyn Hotel, 1900

North Fort Myer Drive, Arlington,

Virginia 22209. The telephone number

for the Holiday Inn Rosslyn Hotel is

(703) 807–2000.

Requests to participate may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, your request

must identify docket control number

OPP–00688 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul Lewis, Designated Federal Official,

Office of Science Coordination and

Policy, (7101C), Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg.,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 305–5369; fax number:

(703) 605–0656; e-mail address:

lewis.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to persons interested in

biotechnology and food plus issues

related to the evaluation of allergens.

Since other entities may also be

interested, 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 applicability of this action

to a particular entity, 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?

1. Electronically. A meeting agenda is

currently available; EPA’s primary

background documents should be

available the week of November 6, 2000.

In addition, the Agency may provide

additional documents as the material

becomes available. You may obtain

electronic copies of these documents,

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,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ 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.

To access information about the

meeting go directly to the FIFRA SAP

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap and select

Federal Register notice announcing this

meeting.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an administrative record for

this meeting under docket control

number OPP–00688. The administrative

record consists of the documents

specifically referenced in this notice,

any public comments received during

an applicable comment period, and

other information related to Starlink

corn, including any information claimed

as Confidential Business Information

(CBI). This administrative record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. In addition, the

Agency may provide additional

documents as the material becomes

available. The public version of the

administrative record, which includes

printed, paper versions of any electronic

comments that may be 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 Hwy.

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 Can I Request to Participate in

This Meeting?

You may submit a request to

participate in this meeting through the

mail, in person, or electronically. Do not

submit any information in your request

that is considered CBI. To ensure proper

receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you

identify docket control number OPP–

00688 in the subject line on the first

page of your request. Interested persons

are permitted to file written statements

before the meeting. To the extent that

time permits, and upon advance written

request to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,

interested persons may be permitted by

the Chair of the FIFRA Scientific

Advisory Panel to present oral

statements at the meeting. The request

should identify the name of the

individual making the presentation, the

organization (if any) the individual will

represent, and any requirements for

audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead

projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard,

etc.). There is no limit on the extent of

written comments for consideration by

the Panel, but oral statements before the

Panel are limited to approximately 5

minutes. The Agency also urges the

public to submit written comments in

lieu of oral presentations. Persons

wishing to make oral and/or written

statements at the meeting should

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and

submit 30 copies of their presentation

and/or remarks to the Panel. The

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Agency encourages that written

statements be submitted before the

meeting to provide Panel Members the

time necessary to consider and review

the comments.

1. By mail. You may submit a request

to: Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. 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 Hwy., Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is (703) 305–5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your request electronically by e-mail to:

‘‘opp-docket@epa.gov.’’ Do not submit

any information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. Use WordPerfect

6.1/8.0 or ASCII file format and avoid

the use of special characters and any

form of encryption. Be sure to identify

by docket control number OPP–00688.

You may also file a request online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

II. Background

A. Purpose of the Meeting

On October 25, 2000, Aventis

CropScience USA, LP (Aventis)

submitted new information in support

of its petition (PP 9F5050) (PF–867B) for

an exemption from the requirement of a

tolerance for the genetically engineered

‘‘plant-pesticide’’ in StarLink corn

plant-pesticide in Bacillus thuringiensis

subsp. tolworthi Cry9c protein and the

genetic material (DNA) necessary for the

production of this protein. While the

original petition requested an

exemption covering both the DNA and

Cry9C protein in all food commodities,

this submission limits the request only

to foods made from StarLink corn. The

Aventis submission specifically

addresses the potential allergenicity of

the Cry9C protein that may be present

in human food made from StarLink

corn, a line of genetically modified corn

developed by Aventis.

On October 31, 2000, EPA issued a

Notice in the Federal Register

announcing receipt of the Aventis

submission and the opportunity for the

public to comment on the submission

(65 FR 65245) (FRL–6754–3). This

notice also indicated that EPA intended

to hold a public meeting of a group of

external independent scientists to

conduct a peer review of scientific

issues raised by the Aventis submission.

Today’s notice announces the date,

location and purpose of that public

meeting, topics for discussion and

provides additional information of the

procedures that will be used in this

meeting. This will be a 1–day meeting

of the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel.

The purpose of this FIFRA SAP meeting

is to consider the potential allergenicity,

sensitization and dietary exposure of

Starlink corn.

B. Panel Report

The Agency anticipates that the

Panel’s report of their recommendations

will be available as soon as possible but

no later than December 1, 2000. The

Panel’s report will be posted on the

FIFRA SAP web site or may be obtained

by contacting the Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch at the

address or telephone number listed in

Unit I. of this document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: November 3, 2000.

Steven K. Galson,

Director, Office of Science Coordination and

Policy, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and

Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 00–28643 Filed 11–3–00; 12:07

p.m.]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6897–9]

Notice of Availability for Draft EPA

Guidelines for Management of Onsite/

Decentralized Wastewater Systems

and Guidance Manual Outline

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: The EPA published a

document in the Federal Register on

October 6, 2000, concerning a request

for comments on the draft EPA

Guidelines for Management of Onsite/

Decentralized Wastewater Systems and

Guidance Manual Outline. The

document contained an incorrect

signature block title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joyce Hudson, 202–260–1290.

Correction

In the Federal Register of October 6,

2000, 65 FR 59841, in the first column,

correct the signature block title for J.

Charles Fox to read:

J. Charles Fox,

Assistant Administrator for Office of Water.

Dated: October 26, 2000.

J. Charles Fox,

Assistant Administrator for Office of Water.

[FR Doc. 00–28517 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,

pursuant to the Government in the

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of

the forthcoming regular meeting of the

Farm Credit Administration Board

(Board).

DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of

the Board will be held at the offices of

the Farm Credit Administration in

McLean, Virginia, on November 9, 2000,

from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the

Board concludes its business.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kelly Mikel Williams, Secretary to the

Farm Credit Administration Board,

(703) 883–4025, TDD (703) 883–4444.

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of

this meeting of the Board will be open

to the public (limited space available),

and parts of this meeting will be closed

to the public. In order to increase the

accessibility to board meetings, persons

requiring assistance should make

arrangements in advance. The matters to

be considered at the meeting are: