69524 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 223 / Friday, November 17, 2000 / Notices

requests for voluntary cancellation and

amendment. 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

at 56 FR 29362, Wednesday, June 26,

1991, 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 cancellation or amendment. Any

distribution, sale, or use of existing

stocks after the effective date of the

cancellation order that the Agency

intends to issue that is not consistent

with the terms of that order will be

considered a violation of section

12(a)(2)(K) and /or 12(a)(1)(A) of FIFRA.

1. Distribution, sale or use of products

bearing instructions for use on apple

trees post-bloom . The distribution or

sale of existing stocks by any person of

any product listed in Table 1 or 2 that

bears instructions for post-bloom

application to apple trees (other than

tree trunk use) will not be lawful under

FIFRA after December 31, 2000. The use

of existing stocks of such product for

post-bloom application to apple trees

(other than tree trunk use) will not be

lawful under FIFRA after December 31,

2000. Any other use of such product

until that date must be in accordance

with the existing labeling of that

product.

2. Distribution or sale by registrants of

products bearing other uses— (a)

restricted use and package size

limitations . (i) The distribution or sale

by registrants of existing stocks of any

EC formulation product listed in Table

1 or 2 will not be lawful under FIFRA

after February 1, 2001 unless the

product is labeled as restricted use.

(ii) The distribution or sale by

registrants of existing stocks of any

product listed in Table 1 or 2 labeled for

any agricultural use and that is not an

EC, will not be lawful under FIFRA after

of February 1, 2001, unless the product

is either labeled for restricted use or

packaged in containers no smaller than

15 gallons of a liquid formulation, 50

pounds of a granular formulation, or 25

pounds of any other dry formulation;

(iii)The distribution or sale by

registrants of existing stocks of any

product listed in Table 1 or 2 labeled

solely for nonagricultural uses (other

than containerized baits in CRP) and

that is not an EC, will not be lawful

under FIFRA after of February 1, 2001,

unless the product is either labeled for

restricted use or packaged in containers

no smaller than 15 gallons of a liquid

formulation or 25 pounds of a dry

formulation.

(b) Prohibited uses. The distribution

or sale of existing stocks by registrants

of any product identified in Table 1 or

2 that bears instructions for any of the

following uses will not be lawful under

FIFRA after February 1, 2001:

(i) Termite control, unless the product

bears directions for use of a maximum

0.5% active ingredient chlorpyrifos

enduse dilution;

(ii) Post-construction termite control,

except for spot and local termite

treatment, provided the label of the

product states that the product may not

be used for spot and local treatment

after December 31, 2002;

(iii) Indoor residential except for

containerized baits in CRP;

(iv) Indoor non-residential except for

containerized baits in CRP and products

with formulations other than EC that

bear labeling solely for one or more of

the following uses: Warehouses, ship

holds, railroad boxcars, industrial

plants, manufacturing plants, or food

processing plants;

(v) Outdoor residential except for

products bearing labeling solely for one

or more of the following public health

uses: Individual fire ant mound

treatment by licensed applicators or

mosquito control by public health

agencies;

(vi) Outdoor non-residential except

for products that bear labeling solely for

one or more of the following uses: golf

courses, road medians, and industrial

plant sites, provided the maximum label

application rate does not exceed 1lb./ai

per acre; mosquito control for public

health purposes by public health

agencies; individual fire ant mound

treatment for public health purposes by

licensed applicators; and fence posts,

utility poles, railroad ties, landscape

timbers, logs, pallets, wooden

containers, poles, posts and processed

wood products.

3. Retail and other distribution or sale

. The retail distribution of existing

stocks of products listed in Table 1 or

2 bearing instructions for the prohibited

uses set forth above in Unit

III.2.(b)(i)(vi) of this Notice will not be

lawful under FIFRA after December 31,

2001. Except as provided in the

previous sentence or in Units III.1. and

III.4. of this Notice, EPA intends to

permit distribution or sale of products

identified in Table 1 or 2 by persons

other than registrants until such stocks

are exhausted.

4. Final distribution, sale and use

date for pre-construction termite

control. The distribution, sale or use of

any product listed in Table 1 or 2

bearing instructions for pre-construction

termiticide use will not be lawful under

FIFRA after December 31, 2005, unless,

prior to that date, EPA has issued a

written determination that such use may

continue consistent with the

requirements of FIFRA.

5. Use of existing stocks . Except as

provided above in Units III.1. and III.4.,

EPA intends to permit the use of

existing stocks of products listed in

Table 1 or 2 until such stocks are

exhausted, provided such use is in

accordance with the existing labeling of

that product.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Memorandum of Agreement, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: November 8, 2000.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6904–1]

Proposed CERCLA Administrative

Cashout Settlement; Energynorth

Natural Gas, Inc., and Public Service of

New Hampshire, Nashua River

Asbestos Site, Nashua, NH

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement;

request for public comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9622(i), notice is hereby given of a

proposed administrative settlement for

recovery of past and projected future

response costs concerning the Nashua

River Asbestos Site in Nashua, New

Hampshire with the following settling

parties: EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc.,

and Public Service of New Hampshire.

The settlement requires the settling

party to pay $787,341.76 to the

Hazardous Substance Superfund plus an

additional sum for interest on that

amount calculated from December 31,

1999 through the date of payment. The

settlement includes a covenant not to

sue the settling party pursuant to

Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA,’’ 42

U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a).

For thirty (30) days following the date

of publication of this notice, the Agency

will receive written comments relating

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to the settlement. The Agency will

consider all comments received and

may modify or withdraw its consent to

the settlement if comments received

disclose facts or considerations which

indicate that the settlement is

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

The Agency’s response to any

comments received will be available for

public inspection at One Congress

Street, Boston, MA 02214–2023.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, One Congress Street, Suite

1100, Mailcode RAA, Boston,

Massachusetts 02203 and should refer

to: In re: Nashua River Asbestos Site,

U.S. EPA Docket No. I–99–0044.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A

copy of the proposed settlement may be

obtained from Steven Schlang, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, Office of Environmental

Stewardship, One Congress Street, Suite

1100, Mailcode SES, Boston, MA

02114–2023.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Richard Cavagnero,

Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation

& Restoration.

[FR Doc. 00–29509 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–OW–6903–2]

Notice of Intent To Develop Ambient

Water Quality Criteria for Protection of

Human Health—Methylmercury; Notice

of Reopening to Public Comment

Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of reopening to public

comment period.

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public

that the period for the submission of

scientific and technical information for

the development of the revised Ambient

Water Quality Criterion for

Methylmercury is extended.

DATES: The comment period has been

extended fifteen days to November 27,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and three

copies of any written significant

scientific information to W–00–29

Comment Clerk, Water Docket, Ariel

Rios 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20460. Comments

may be hand-delivered to the Water

Docket, Room EB57, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20460. Issues may

also be submitted electronically to OWDocket@epa.gov. Information should be

submitted as a WP5.1, 6.1 and/or 8.0 or

an ASCII file with no form of

encryption.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Mary Manibusan, Health and Ecological

Criteria Division (4304), US EPA, Ariel

Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20460;

(202) 260–3688;

manibusan.mary@epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Environmental Protection Agency

published in the Federal Register of

October 12, 2000 (65 FR 60664), that

scientific and technical information that

pertains to the development of a revised

Ambient Water Quality Criterion for

Methylmercury should be received

within 30 days of the Federal Register

publication date of October 12, 2000. In

response to public interest, the

Environmental Protection Agency has

granted a fifteen day extension to the

public comment period.

Geoffrey H. Grubbs,

Director, Office of Science and Technology.

[FR Doc. 00–29504 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

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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

the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in open session at 10 a.m. on

Tuesday, November 21, 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:

Interim Rule (amending Appendix C to

Part 325) to Revise the Risk-Based

Capital Treatment for Securities

Borrowing Transactions.

Discussion Agenda

Memorandum and resolution re: Final

Regulation Prescribing Consumer

Protections for Bank Sales of Insurance.

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) 416–2089 (Voice);

(202) 416–2007 (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: November 14, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29548 Filed 11–4–00; 5:03 pm]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY:

Background

On June 15, 1984, the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

delegated to the Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System (Board) its

approval authority under the Paperwork

Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to

approve of and assign OMB control

numbers to collection of information

requests and requirements conducted or

sponsored by the Board under

conditions set forth in 5 CFR 1320

Appendix A.1. Board-approved

collections of information are

incorporated into the official OMB

inventory of currently approved

collections of information. Copies of the

OMB 83–Is and supporting statements

and approved collection of information

instruments are placed into OMB’s

public docket files. The Federal Reserve

may not conduct or sponsor, and the

respondent is not required to respond

to, an information collection that has

been extended, revised, or implemented

on or after October 1, 1995, unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.