12830 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 52 / Tuesday, March 18, 1997 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic

copies of this document and the

Implementation Plan are available from

the EPA home page at the

Environmental Sub-Set entry for this

document under ‘‘Regulations’’ (http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/). The

Implementation Plan is also posted at

the FQPA section of EPA’s Website:

http://www.epa.gov/opppsps1/FQPA.

FQPA represents the most significant

piece of pesticide and food safety

legislation enacted in 30 years. It

provides unprecedented opportunities

to safeguard the health of all Americans,

particularly infants and children, from

risks posed by pesticides. The President

called it ‘‘the peace of mind act’’

because it will ‘‘give parents the peace

of mind that comes from knowing that

the fruits, vegetables, and grains that

they set down in front of their children

are safe.’’ FQPA signals a new era in

food safety regulation in the United

States. Major provisions, once fully

implemented, will strengthen health

and environmental protection in a

number of ways. FQPA will:

• Establish a single, health-based

standard for all pesticide residues in

food, eliminating past inconsistencies in

the law which treated residues in some

processed foods differently from other

raw and processed foods.

• Provide for a more complete

assessment of potential risks, with

special protections for potentially

sensitive groups, such as infants and

children.

• Require a reassessment of all

existing residue limits in accordance

with the new standard.

• Expand consumers’ ‘‘right to know’’

about pesticide risks and benefits by

requiring a new brochure for display in

supermarkets and grocery stores.

• Ensure that all pesticides are

periodically re-evaluated for adherence

to current safety standards and are

supported by up-to-date scientific data.

• Expedite the approval of safer,

reduced risk pesticides.

• Encourage the development of safer,

effective crop protection tools for

American farmers.

• Promote national uniformity in

pesticide residue limits, while

respecting states’ rights to require

labeling or other warnings.

• Establish a more consistent,

protective regulatory process, grounded

in sound science and adaptable to future

advances in scientific understanding.

No specific transition period is

provided by the new FQPA, but the law

contains sufficient flexibility to allow

for a phase-in period as EPA deals with

the complexities of the new provisions.

An important element of EPA’s plan for

implementation is the development of

interim strategies to allow EPA to make

timely decisions which are protective

and economical but which can be

revisited as implementation progresses.

EPA intends to continually review all

activities undertaken to implement the

FQPA amendments, to assess their

effectiveness and to make modifications

as necessary. EPA will update

implementation communication

materials on a regular basis.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides,

and pests.

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Lynn R. Goldman,

Assistant Administrator for Prevention,

Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 97–6804 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Farm Credit Administration Board;

Special 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 special meeting of the

Farm Credit Administration Board

(Board).

DATE AND TIME: The special meeting of

the Board will be held at the offices of

the Farm Credit Administration in

McLean, Virginia, on March 20, 1997,

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

Board concludes its business.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Floyd Fithian, 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: This

meeting of the Board will be open to the

public (limited space available). 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:

Open Session

A. Approval of Minutes

B. Report

Farm Credit System Building

Association Quarterly Report

C. New Business

Regulation

1. Disclosure to Shareholders [12 CFR

Part 620](Final)

2. Cumulative Voting for Bank

Directors [12 CFR Part 615]

(Proposed)

Dated: March 14, 1997.

Floyd Fithian,

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.

[FR Doc. 97–6951 Filed 3–14–97; 2:37 pm]

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[Report No. 2178–Corrected]

Petitions for Reconsideration and

Clarification of Action in Rulemaking

Proceedings

March 6, 1997.

Petitions for reconsideration and

clarification have been filed in the

Commission’s rulemaking proceedings

listed in this Public Notice and

published pursuant to 47 CFR Section

1.429(e). The full text of these

documents are available for viewing and

copying in Room 239, 1919 M Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. or may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, ITS, Inc. (202) 857–3800.

Oppositions to these petitions must be

filed April 2, 1997. See Section 1.4(b)(1)

of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR

1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must

be filed within 10 days after the time for

filing oppositions has expired.

Subject: Guidelines for Evaluating the

Environmental Effects of

Radiofrequency Radiation. (ET Docket

No. 93–62).

Number of petitions filed: 4.

Subject: Replacement of Part 90 by

Part 88 to Revise the Private Land

Mobile Radio Services and Modify the

Policies Governing Them; Examination

of Exclusivity and Frequency

Assignment Policies of the Private Land

Mobile Radio Services (PR Docket No.

92–235).

Number of petitions filed: 2.

Subject: Amendment of the

Commission’s Rules Regarding the 37.0–

38.6 GHz and 38.6–40.0 GHz Bands ET

Docket No. 95–183, RM–8533);

Implementation of Section 309(j) of the

Communications Act—Competitive

Bidding 37.0–38.6 GHz and 38l60–40.0

GHz Bands (PP Docket No. 93–253).

Number of petitions filed: 1.

Subject: Geographic partitioning and

Spectrum Disaggregation by Commercial

Mobile Radio Services Licensees (WT

Docket No. 96–148); Implementation of

Section 257 of the Communications
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Act—Elimination of Market Entry

Barriers (GN Docket No. 96–113).

Number of petitions filed: 2.

Subject: Implementation of the NonAccounting Safeguards of Sections 271

and 272 of the Communications Act of

1934, as amended (CC Docket No. 96–

149).

Number of petitions filed: 8.

Subject: Implementation of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996;

Accounting Safeguards Under the

Telecommunications Act of 1996. (CC

Docket No. 96–150).

Number of petitions filed: 8.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6749 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 12:00 noon, Monday,

March 24, 1997.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, C Street

entrance between 20th and 2lst Streets,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments,

reassignments, and salary actions)

involving individual Federal Reserve

System employees.

2. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204. You may call

(202) 452–3207, beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before this meeting, for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting.

Dated: March 14, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–6957 Filed 3–14–97; 2:44 pm]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Availability of Final Environmental

Impact Statement/Environmental

Impact; Report for Proposed San

Francisco Federal Building, San

Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service,

United States General Services

Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States General

Services Administration (GSA) hereby

gives notice that a joint Final

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)

has been prepared and filed with the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) for the proposed

construction of a new Federal Building

within the City of San Francisco,

California, in accordance with the

Council of Environmental Quality

regulations and the procedural

provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The

proposed project involves the

construction of a new Federal Building

with 161 approximately 475,000

occupiable square feet of space (675,000

gross square feet) and onsite parking

spaces. The purpose of this project is (1)

to consolidate federal agencies housed

in multiple locations in order to

increase efficiency and to reduce the

amount of government leased space and

(2) to house law enforcement agencies

that are not suitable as lease tenants.

The preferred alternative for this project

is the site located at 7th and Mission

Streets.

DATES: Submit written comments on the

Final EIS/EIR to GSA on or before April

21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments and

requests for copies to Ms. Jane Woo,

U.S. General Services Administration,

Portfolio Management Division (9PT),

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor, San

Francisco, California 94102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Jane Woo, (415) 522–3487.

(Authority: NEPA, the Environmental Quality

Improvement Act of 1970, as amended (42

U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), sec. 309 of the Clean Air

Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7609), and E.O.

11514 (Mar. 5, 1970, as amended by E.O.

11991, May 24, 1977)).

Dated: March 11, 1997.

Kenn N. Kojima,

Regional Administrator (9A).

[FR Doc. 97–6820 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–23–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 96E–0504]

Determination of Regulatory Review

Period for Purposes of Patent

Extension; BAYTRIL

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) has determined

the regulatory review period for

BAYTRIL and is publishing this notice

of that determination as required by

law. FDA has made the determination

because of the submission of an

application to the Commissioner of

Patents and Trademarks, Department of

Commerce, for the extension of a patent

which claims that animal drug product.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

petitions should be directed to the

Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 1–23,

Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian J. Malkin, Office of Health Affairs

(HFY–20), Food and Drug

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–443–1382.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Drug

Price Competition and Patent Term

Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98–417)

and the Generic Animal Drug and Patent

Term Restoration Act (Pub. L. 100–670)

generally provide that a patent may be

extended for a period of up to 5 years

so long as the patented item (human

drug product, animal drug product,

medical device, food additive, or color

additive) was subject to regulatory

review by FDA before the item was

marketed. Under these acts, a product’s

regulatory review period forms the basis

for determining the amount of extension

an applicant may receive.

A regulatory review period consists of

two periods of time: A testing phase and

an approval phase. For animal drug

products, the testing phase begins on

the earlier date when either a major

environmental effects test was initiated

for the drug or when an exemption

under section 512(j) of the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.

360b(j)) became effective and runs until

the approval phase begins. The approval

phase starts with the initial submission

of an application to market the animal

drug product and continues until FDA

grants permission to market the drug

product. Although only a portion of a