Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2001 / Notices 28749

1The final figure for the annual average PPI–FG

is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in

mid-May of each year. This figure is publicly

available from the Division of Industrial Prices and

Price Indexes of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at

(202) 606–7705, and is available in print in August

in Table 1 of the annual data supplement to the BLS

publication Producer Price Indexes. The PPI data

are also available via the Internet. The Internet

address is <http://www.fedstats.gov>. This site

contains data from a number of government

agencies; to obtain the BLS data, click on agencies,

then click on Bureau of Labor Statistics, then click

on data, Most Requested Series, scroll to Producer

Price Indexes-Commodities (Finished Goods), for

the latest available data.

2 [138.0 ¥133.0] / 133.0 = 0.037594 ¥.01 =

0.027594.

3 1 + 0.027594 = 1.027594.

4For a listing of all prior multipliers issued by the

Commission, see the Commission’s website,

www.ferc.fed.us. The table of multipliers can be

found under the headings ‘‘Oil’’ and ‘‘Index.’’

accordance with 18 CFR 342.3(d). This

index, which is the percent change

(expressed as a decimal) in the annual

average Producer Price Index for

Finished Goods from 1999 to 2000,

minus one percent, is 0.027594. Oil

pipelines must multiply their July 1,

2000–June 30, 2001 index ceiling levels

by 1.027594 to compute their index

ceiling levels for the period July 1, 2001

through June 30, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Ulevich, Office of Markets,

Tariffs, and Rates, Corporate

Applications, Group 2, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–0678.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Annual Change in The

Producer Price Index For Finished

Goods, Minus One Percent

The Commission’s regulations include

a methodology for oil pipelines to

change their rates through use of an

index system that established ceiling

levels for such rates. The index system

as set forth at 18 CFR 342.3 is based on

the annual change in the Producer Price

Index for Finished Goods (PPI–FG),

minus one percent. The regulations

provide that each year the Commission

will publish an index reflecting the final

change in the PPI–FG, minus one

percent, after the final PPI–FG is made

available by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics in May of each calendar year.

The annual average PPI–FG index

figure for 1999 was 133.0 and the

annual average PPI–FG index figure for

2000 was 138.0.1 Thus, the percent

change (expressed as a decimal) in the

annual average PPI–FG from 1999 to

2000, minus one percent, is 0.027594.2

Oil pipelines must multiply their July 1,

2000–June 30, 2001 index ceiling levels

by 1.027594 3 to compute their index

ceiling levels for the period July 1, 2001,

through June 30, 2002, in accordance

with 18 CFR 342.3(d). For guidance in

calculating the ceiling levels for each

period beginning January 1, 1995,4 see

Explorer Pipeline Company, 71 FERC ¶

61,416 at n.6 (1995).

Document Availability

In addition to publishing the full text

of this document in the Federal Register,

the Commission also provides all

interested persons an opportunity to

inspect or copy the contents of this

document during normal business hours

in the Public Reference Room at 888

First Street, N.E., Room 2A,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

The Commission Issuance Posting

System (CIPS) provides access to the

texts of formal documents issued by the

Commission from November 14, 1994,

to the present. CIPS can be accessed via

Internet through FERC’s Home Page

(http://www.ferc.fed.us) on CIPS in

ASCII and WordPerfect 6.1. User

assistance is available at 202–208–2222

or by E-mail to cips.master@ferc.fed.us.

This document is also available

through the Commission’s Records and

Information Management System

(RIMS), an electronic storage and

retrieval system of documents submitted

to and issued by the Commission after

November 16, 1981. Documents from

November 1995 to the present can be

viewed and printed. RIMS is available

in the Public Reference Room or

remotely via Internet through FERC’s

Home Page using the RIMS link or the

Energy Information Online icon. User

assistance is available at 202–208–2222,

or by E-mail to rimsmaster@ferc.fed.us.

Finally, the complete text on diskette

in WordPerfect format may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contract; RVJ International, Inc. RVJ

International, Inc. is located in the

Public Reference Room at 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13093 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM98–1–000]

Regulations Governing Off-the-Record

Communications; Public Notice

May 18, 2001.

This constitutes notice, in accordance

with 18 CFR 385.2201(h), of the receipt

of exempt and prohibited off-the-record

communications.

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,

September 22, 1999) requires

Commission decisional employees, who

make or receive an exempt or a

prohibited off-the-record

communication relevant to the merits of

a contested on-the-record proceeding, to

deliver a copy of the communication, if

written, or a summary of the substance

of any oral communication, to the

Secretary.

Prohibited communications will be

included in a public, non-decisional file

associated with, but not part of, the

decisional record of the proceeding.

Unless the Commission determines that

the prohibited communication and any

responses thereto should become part of

the decisional record, the prohibited offthe-record communication will not be

considered by the Commission in

reaching its decision. Parties to a

proceeding may seek the opportunity to

respond to any facts or contentions

made in a prohibited off-the-record

communication, any may request that

the Commission place the prohibited

communication and responses thereto

in the decisional record. The

Commission will grant such requests

only when it determines that fairness so

requires. Any person identified below as

having made a prohibited off-the-record

communication should serve the

document on all parties listed on the

official service list for the applicable

proceeding in accordance with Rule

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.

Exempt off-the-record

communications will be included in the

decisional record of the proceeding,

unless the communication was with a

cooperating agency as described by 40

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR

385.2201(e)(1)(v).

The following is a list of exempt and

prohibited off-the-record

communications received in the Office

of the Secretary within the preceding 14

days. The documents may be viewed on

the Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

Exempt

1. CP00–165–000, 04–30–01, Larry E.

Golden

2. Project No. 2042, 05–10–01, Timothy

B. Bechelder

3. Project No. 1354, 05–08–01, Nicholas

Markevich

4. CP01–49–000, 05–08–01, Bobbye

Miller

5. CP01–49–000, 05–08–01, Bobby

Miller

6. Project No. 2042, 05–08–01, Timothy

B. Bachelder

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7. Project No. 1354, 05–08–01, Frank

Winchell

8. Project No. 1354, 05–08–01, Karen

Miller

9. Project No. 3090, 05–10–01, Maureen

Winters

10. Project No. 1354, 05–14–01, Native

American community

representatives

11. Project No. 2016–044, 05–15–01,

Pam Klatt

Prohibited

1. Project Nos. 2071–015 and 2111–011,

04–18–01, Ken S. Berg

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13094 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

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 application 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 June 18, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice

President) 701 East Byrd Street,

Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528:

1. Greer Bancshares Incorporated,

Greer, South Carolina; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Greer

State Bank, Greer, South Carolina, and

thereby indirectly acquire voting shares

of Century South Bank of Alabama,

Oxford, Alababa; Century South Bank of

Central Georgia, National Association,

Macon, Georgia; Century South Bank of

Dahlonega, Dahlonega, Georgia; Century

South Bank of Danielsville, Danielsville,

Georgia; Century South Bank of

Dawsonville, Dawsonville, Georgia;

Century South Bank of Ellijay, Ellijay,

Georgia; Century South Bank of Fannin

County, National Association, Blue

Ridge, Georgia; Century South Bank of

Lavonia, Lavonia, Georgia; Century

South Bank of Northeast Georgia,

National Association, Gainesville,

Georgia; Century South Bank of Polk

County, Copperhill, Tennessee, and

Century South Bank of the Coastal

Region, National Association, Savannah,

Georgia.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–

2272:

1. TRB Bancorp, Inc., Dallas, Texas; to

become a bank holding company by

acquiring 100 percent of the voting

shares of Greenbelt Bancshares, Inc.,

Quanah, Texas, and thereby indirectly

acquire voting shares of The Security

National Bank of Quanah, Quanah,

Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 18, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–13079 Filed 5–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry

Notice of Meeting; Hair Analysis,

Exploring State-of-the-Science Panel

Discussion

Name: Agency for Toxic Substances

and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

announces panel discussion: Hair

Analysis, Exploring the State-of-theScience.

Times and Dates: 8 a.m.–5 p.m., June

12, 2001; 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m., June 13,

2001.

Place: Radisson Hotel, Executive Park

Atlanta, 2061 N. Druid Hills Road,

Atlanta, GA, 30329. To make hotel

reservations, please call the hotel

directly at 404–321–4174. Reference the

‘‘Hair Analysis Panel’’ to receive the

group rate of $78.00 plus 12% tax. You

must make your reservation before May

20, 2001. After this date any remaining

rooms will be released from our block

and sold on a space and rate available

basis.

Purpose: ATSDR is holding a panel

discussion to review and discuss the

current state-of-the-science related to

hair analysis. ATSDR has invited a

cross-section of scientists with expertise

in fields including hair analysis,

toxicology, and medicine to participate

in 11⁄2 days of discussions on a variety

of topics, including analytical methods,

factors affecting the interpretation of

analytical results, toxicologic

considerations, and data gaps/research

needs. Panel discussions will explore

whether hair analysis is a useful tool in

evaluating exposures to hazardous

substances present in the environment.

ATSDR will use the scientific input

received as part of the discussions to

develop a framework for determining

when measuring contaminant levels in

hair can help support scientifically

defensible public health evaluations.

Status: Open to the public, limited

only by space available. Seating is

limited so please register in advance so

that we can hold a space for you.

Register by contacting ATSDR’s

contractor, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

(ERG). ERG’s meeting registration line is

781–674–7374; when you call this

number, reference the ‘‘Hair Analysis

Panel.’’ A limited amount of time will

be set aside for members of the public

to present brief oral comments regarding

hair analysis scientific issues. Oral

presentations will be limited to 10

minutes, and the number of people

giving oral comments may be limited by

the time available. Opportunity for

making oral comment will be provided

on a first-come, first-served basis;

therefore, the public is encouraged to

register in advance to present oral

comments by contacting ERG’s

registration line at 781–674–7374. The

public may also submit written

comments. ATSDR will incorporate oral

and written comments into its summary

report. The report will capture the

salient points of panel discussions and

observer comments. After the meeting,

the agency will consider all scientific

input received to support the

development of interim guidance

regarding the use of hair analysis in

ATSDR’s public health evaluations.

Background Information: ATSDR

conducts public health assessments to

evaluate possible public health

implications of contaminants associated