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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives 

notice of a public meeting of the 

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 

(PPDC) on April 22–23, 2009. A draft 

agenda is under development that will 

include reports from and discussions 

about current issues from the following 

PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st 

Century Toxicology/New Integrated 

Testing Strategies; Work Group on WebDistributed Labeling; and Work Group 

on Comparative Safety Statements for 

Pesticide Product Labeling. The agenda 

will also include a discussion about 

current water quality issues (including 

an update on spray drift); a discussion 

about an overall strategy regarding 

incident data, including pyrethroid 

incidents and pet incidents; and 

updates on the Endocrine Disruptors 

Screening Program, Pollinator 

Protection, and the Endangered Species 

Act consultation process. Several PPDC 

work group meetings have also been 

scheduled in March and April 2009, and 

are open to the public. Information 

about all of these meetings can be found 

on EPA’s website at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc. 

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April 23, 

2009, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Conference Center on the lobby level 

at the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency’s location at 1 Potomac Yard 

South, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, 

VA. This location is approximately one 

mile from the Crystal City Metro 

Station. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7501P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 

4775; fax number: (703) 308–4776; email address: 

fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of particular 

interest to persons who work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

and the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; 

and the Pesticide Registration 

Improvement Act. Potentially affected 

entities may include, but are not limited 

to: Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farmworker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; pest consultants; State, 

local and Tribal governments; academia; 

public health organizations; food 

processors; and the public. If you have 

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 Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2009–0182. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either in 

the electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours 

of operation of this Docket Facility are 

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

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

A draft agenda is available on EPA’s 

web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ 

pesticides/ppdc. 

II. Background 

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) is entrusted with the 

responsibility to help ensure the safety 

of the American food supply, the 

education and protection from 

unreasonable risk of those who apply or 

are exposed to pesticides occupationally 

or through use of products, and general 

protection of the environment and 

special ecosystems from potential risks 

posed by pesticides. 

The Charter for the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Pesticide Program 

Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was 

established under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92– 

463, in September 1995, and has been 

renewed every 2 years since that time. 

PPDC’s Charter was renewed November 

2, 2007, for another 2–year period. The 

purpose of PPDC is to provide advice 

and recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on issues associated with 

pesticide regulatory development and 

reform initiatives, evolving public 

policy and program implementation 

issues, and science issues associated 

with evaluating and reducing risks from 

use of pesticides. It is determined that 

PPDC is in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Agency by law. 

The following sectors are represented on 

the PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental/public 

interest, consumer, and animal rights 

groups; farm worker organizations; 

pesticide user, grower, and commodity 

groups; Federal and State/local/Tribal 

governments; the general public; 

academia; and public health 

organizations. 

Copies of the PPDC Charter are filed 

with appropriate committees of 

Congress and the Library of Congress 

and are available upon request. 

III. How Can I Request to Participate in 

this Meeting? 

PPDC meetings are open to the public 

and seating is available on a first-come 

basis. Persons interested in attending do 

not need to register in advance of the 

meeting. Comments may be made 

during the public comment session of 

each meeting or in writing to the 

address listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 

Chemicals, Endangered species, Foods, 

Pesticide labels, Pesticides and pests, 

Public health. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–5525 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Notice of Proposals to Engage in 

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or 

to Acquire Companies that are 

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking 

Activities 

The companies listed in this notice 

have given notice under section 4 of the 

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 


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1 FTC Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The comment 

must be accompanied by an explicit request for 

confidential treatment, including the factual and 

legal basis for the request, and must identify the 

specific portions of the comment to be withheld 

from the public record. The request will be granted 

or denied by the Commission’s General Counsel, 

consistent with applicable law and the public 

interest. See FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). 

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to 

acquire or control voting securities or 

assets of a company, including the 

companies listed below, that engages 

either directly or through a subsidiary or 

other company, in a nonbanking activity 

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y 

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has 

determined by Order to be closely 

related to banking and permissible for 

bank holding companies. Unless 

otherwise noted, these activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Each notice is available for inspection 

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. 

The notice also will be available for 

inspection at the offices of the Board of 

Governors. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

question whether the proposal complies 

with the standards of section 4 of the 

BHC Act. Additional information on all 

bank holding companies may be 

obtained from the National Information 

Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding the applications must be 

received at the Reserve Bank indicated 

or the offices of the Board of Governors 

not later than March 30, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San 

Francisco (Kenneth Binning, Vice 

President, Applications and 

Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San 

Francisco, California 94105–1579: 

1. NHB Holdings, Inc., and Proficio 

Mortgage Ventures, LLC, both of 

Jacksonville, Florida, to engage de novo 

in a joint venture with SilverLeaf 

Mortgage, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, in 

conducting mortgage banking activities, 

pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) of 

Regulation Y. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 10, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc.E9–5454 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The applications also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than April 9. 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105– 

1521: 

1. Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, 

Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to merge 

with Republic First Bancorp, Inc., and 

thereby indirectly acquire Republic First 

Bank, both of Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 

(Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs 

Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, 

Missouri 63166–2034: 

1. Scott Morgan Bancorp, Inc., Bluffs, 

Illinois, to become a bank holding 

company by acquiring 100 percent of 

the voting shares of Bank of Bluffs, 

Bluffs, Illinois. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 10, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc.E9–5455 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 9324] 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.; Analysis of 

Agreement Containing Consent Orders 

to Aid Public Comment 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed Consent Agreement. 

SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this 

matter settles alleged violations of 

federal law prohibiting unfair or 

deceptive acts or practices or unfair 

methods of competition. The attached 

Analysis to Aid Public Comment 

describes both the allegations in the 

complaint and the terms of the consent 

order—embodied in the consent 

agreement—that would settle these 

allegations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments 

electronically or in paper form. 

Comments should refer to‘‘Whole Foods 

Market, Docket No. 9324’’ to facilitate 

the organization of comments. Please 

note that your comment—including 

your name and your state—will be 

placed on the public record of this 

proceeding, including on the publicly 

accessible FTC website, at (http:// 

www.ftc.gov/os/publiccomments.shtm). 

Because comments will be made 

public, they should not include any 

sensitive personal information, such as 

an individual’s Social Security Number; 

date of birth; driver’s license number or 

other state identification number, or 

foreign country equivalent; passport 

number; financial account number; or 

credit or debit card number. Comments 

also should not include any sensitive 

health information, such as medical 

records or other individually 

identifiable health information. In 

addition, comments should not include 

any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or 

financial information which is obtained 

from any person and which is privileged 

or confidential. . . .,’’ as provided in 

Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 

46(f), and Commission Rule 4.10(a)(2), 

16 CFR 4.10(a)(2). Comments containing 

material for which confidential 

treatment is requested must be filed in 

paper form, must be clearly labeled 

‘‘Confidential,’’ and must comply with 

FTC Rule 4.9(c).1

Because paper mail addressed to the 

FTC is subject to delay due to 

heightened security screening, please 

consider submitting your comments in 

electronic form. Comments filed in 

electronic form should be submitted by 

using the following weblink: (https:// 

secure.commentworks.com/ftcWholeFoodsMarket) (and following the 

instructions on the web-based form). To 

ensure that the Commission considers 


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