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TABLE 2. — REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION—Continued

EPA

Company No.Company Name and Address

001021 Mclaughlin Gormley King Co., 8810 Tenth Ave North, Minneapolis, MN 55427.

001270 ZEP Mfg. Co., Box 2015, Atlanta, GA 30301.

004822 S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., 1525 Howe Street, Racine, WI 53403.

005383 Lewis & Harrison, Agent For: Troy Chemical Corp., 122 C St NW, Ste 740, Washington, DC 20001.

005905 Helena Chemical Co., 6075 Poplar Ave, Suite 500, Memphis, TN 38119.

009688 Chemsico, Div of United Industries Corp., Box 15842, St Louis, MO 63114.

010163 Gowan Co., Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366.

010370 AgrEvo Environmental Health, 95 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, NJ 07645.

011556 Bayer Corp., Agriculture Division, Animal Health, Box 390, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201.

036029 Wilco Distributors, Inc., Box 291, Lompoc, CA 93438.

047000 Chem-Tech Ltd, Attn: James Melton, 4515 Fleur Dr. #303, Des Moines, IA 50321.

049585 Alljack, Division of United Industries Corp., Box 15842, St Louis, MO 63114.

068098 Mt Adams Orchard Corp., Box 1588, Yakima, WA 98907.

III. Procedures for Withdrawal of

Request

Registrants who choose to withdraw a

request for cancellation must submit

such withdrawal in writing to James A.

Hollins, at the address given above,

postmarked before January 11, 1999.

This written withdrawal of the request

for cancellation will apply only to the

applicable 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.

IV. Provisions for Disposition of

Existing Stocks

The effective date of cancellation will

be the date of the cancellation order.

The orders effecting these requested

cancellations will generally permit a

registrant to sell or distribute existing

stocks for 1 year after the date the

cancellation request was received. This

policy is in accordance with the

Agency’s statement of policy as

prescribed in Federal Register (56 FR

29362) June 26, 1991; [FRL 3846–4].

Exceptions to this general rule will be

made if a product poses a risk concern,

or is in noncompliance with

reregistration requirements, or is subject

to a data call-in. In all cases, productspecific disposition dates will be given

in the cancellation orders.

Existing stocks are those stocks of

registered pesticide products 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 action.

Unless the provisions of an earlier order

apply, existing stocks already in the

hands of dealers or users can be

distributed, sold or used legally until

they are exhausted, provided that such

further sale and use comply with the

EPA-approved label and labeling of the

affected product(s). Exceptions to these

general rules will be made in specific

cases when more stringent restrictions

on sale, distribution, or use of the

products or their ingredients have

already been imposed, as in Special

Review actions, or where the Agency

has identified significant potential risk

concerns associated with a particular

chemical.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: June 30, 1998.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–18861 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6124–6]

Fresno Industrial Supply Inc.

Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed

Agreement for Payment Future Costs

and Recovery of Past Response Costs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; Request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act (CERCLA), as

amended by the Superfund

Amendments and Reauthorization Act

(SARA), notice is hereby given that a

proposed CERCLA Section 122(h)(i)

Agreement for Payment of Future Costs

and Recovery of Past Response Costs

(Agreement) associated with the Fresno

Industrial Supply Inc Site (Site) was

executed by EPA and the U.S.

Department of Defense (DOD), including

the following component agencies: the

Department of the Army, the

Department of the Navy, the Department

of the Air Force and the Defense

Logistics Agency. The proposed

Agreement would resolve certain claims

of EPA under section 107 of CERCLA,

42 U.S.C. 9607. The proposed

Agreement would require DOD,

including its component agencies, to

pay to EPA $387,000 from fiscal year

1998 funds for future work to be

conducted by EPA at the Site. The

proposed Agreement also would require

DOD, including its component agencies,

to use best efforts to obtain specific
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appropriations from Congress to

reimburse EPA $778,425 for past costs

incurred by EPA at the Site.

For thirty (30) days following the date

of publication of this notice, EPA will

receive written comments relating to the

settlement. If requested prior to the

expiration of this notice, EPA will

provide an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area. EPA’s

response to any comments received will

be available for inspection at the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Availability: A copy of the

proposed Agreement may be obtained

from Danita Yocom, Assistant Regional

Counsel (RC–3), 75 Hawthorne Street,

San Francisco, California 94105.

Comments should reference the Fresno

Industrial Supply Inc., Superfund Site

and EPA Docket No. 98–2, and should

be addressed to Danita Yocom at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Danita Yocom, Office of Regional

Counsel, U.S. EPA, Region IX, 75

Hawthorne Street, (RC–3), San

Francisco, California 94105; E-mail:

yocom.danita@epa.gov; Telephone:

(415) 744–1347.

Dated: July 6, 1998.

Michael Feeley,

Deputy Director, Superfund Division, U.S.

EPA, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 98–18864 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Statement of Policy Regarding the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Proposed Statement of Policy.

SUMMARY: As part of the FDIC’s

systematic review of its regulations and

written policies under section 303(a) of

the Riegle Community Development and

Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994

(CDRI Act), the FDIC is proposing to

revise its Statement of Policy on the

National Environment Policy Act of

1969 (NEPA). The original Statement of

Policy, issued on March 31, 1980,

describes the FDIC’s responsibility and

procedures with respect to the NEPA.

The revised Statement of Policy

reflects the FDIC’s experience in

applying the current NEPA Statement of

Policy, and primarily affects

applications for deposit insurance for de

novo institutions, establishment of a

domestic branch, and relocation of a

domestic branch or main office.

Categorical exclusions are established

for all other filings submitted to the

FDIC pursuant to 12 CFR part 303. In

extraordinary circumstances, however,

the NEPA procedures may also impact

categorically excluded filings. The

revision also makes the Statement of

Policy more concise and

understandable.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary,

Attention: Comments/OES, Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th

Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20429.

Comments may be hand delivered to the

guard station located at the rear of the

17th Street building, on F Street, on

business days between 7:00 a.m. and

5:00 p.m. The FAX number is (202)

898–3838, and the Internet address is

comments@fdic.gov. Comments may be

inspected and photocopied at the FDIC

Public Information Center, Room 100,

801 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C.,

between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on

business days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Reddy, Review Examiner,

Division of Supervision (202) 898–6772;

A. Ann Johnson, Counsel, Legal

Division (202) 898–3573; David Fisher,

Counsel, Legal Division (202)–736–

3103, Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation, Washington, D.C. 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC

is conducting a systematic review of its

regulations and written policies. Section

303(a) of the CDRI Act, 12 U.S.C.

4803(a), requires the FDIC to streamline

and modify its regulations and written

policies in order to improve efficiency,

reduce unnecessary costs, and eliminate

unwarranted constraints on credit

availability. Section 303(a) also requires

the FDIC to remove inconsistencies and

outmoded and duplicative requirements

from its regulations and written

policies.

As part of this review, the FDIC has

determined that its Statement of Policy

on the NEPA should be revised. The

NEPA sets forth a national policy to

promote preservation of the

environment. It requires, in part, that all

agencies of the Federal Government

include in every recommendation or

report on major Federal actions

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment a detailed

statement that addresses the

environmental impact of the proposal.

The Council on Environmental Quality

(CEQ) has adopted regulations that

implement this requirement. 40 CFR

part 1500.

The FDIC issued its current Statement

of Policy in 1980 to provide guidance on

the NEPA and its implementing

regulations. The Statement of Policy

provides that the FDIC will consider

relevant environmental factors and

make a threshold determination that a

proposed action does or does not

significantly affect the environment.

The determination is required for

applications for deposit insurance, to

establish a branch, to merge, or to move

an office. The current Statement of

Policy also provides detailed

information on the preparation of an

environmental impact statement.

Consistent with the goals of the CDRI

Act review, the FDIC is proposing

modifications to the Statement of Policy

that will enhance efficiency in

implementing the NEPA requirements.

Pursuant to the CEQ regulations (40 CFR

1507.3(b)), the proposed Statement of

Policy establishes categorical exclusions

for all filings made by depository

institutions pursuant to 12 CFR part 303

with the exception of applications for

deposit insurance for de novo

institutions, and applications for

establishment of a domestic branch or

relocation of a domestic branch or main

office. Absent extraordinary

circumstances, filings subject to a

categorical exclusion require no further

NEPA action.

For those applications that are

categorically excluded, the proposed

Statement of Policy provides that the

FDIC may request additional

information from applicants if

extraordinary circumstances indicate

that a normally excluded action may

have a significant environmental effect.

For example, additional information

may be requested where filings involve

real property with endangered or

threatened species, wetlands or

floodplains, cultural or historic sites, or

where construction is proposed.

The proposed Statement of Policy also

describes the responsibilities of the

applicant in submitting a part 303 filing

and the FDIC in reviewing the filing.

Before approving a filing that is not

categorically excluded, the FDIC must

prepare an environmental assessment

(EA). The applicant is required to

submit sufficient information for the

FDIC to determine whether the

application may affect the quality of the

human environment.

If the EA prepared by the FDIC

indicates that approval of the filing will

not significantly affect the quality of the

human environment, the NEPA process