Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2001 / Notices 30923

Dated: May 31, 2001.

Rebecca S. Cool,

Chief, New Chemicals Prenotice Branch,

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 01–14486 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[CWA–HQ–2001–6001; FRL –6994–2]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed

Administrative Settlement, Penalty

Assessment and Opportunity To

Comment Regarding WorldCom, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a

consent agreement with WorldCom, Inc.

to resolve violations of the Clean Water

Act (‘‘CWA’’), and its implementing

regulations. WorldCom failed to prepare

Spill Prevention Control and

Countermeasure (‘‘SPCC’’) plans for

seventy-five facilities where they stored

diesel oil in above ground tanks. EPA,

as authorized by CWA section 311(b)(6),

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), has assessed a civil

penalty for these violations. The

Administrator, as required by CWA

section 311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C.

1321(b)(6)(C), is hereby providing

public notice of, and an opportunity for

interested persons to comment on, this

consent agreement and proposed final

order.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

July 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to

the Enforcement & Compliance Docket

and Information Center (2201A), Docket

Number EC–2001–005, Office of

Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Mail Code 2201A,

Washington, DC 20460. (Comments may

be submitted on disk in WordPerfect 8.0

or earlier versions.) Written comments

may be delivered in person to:

Enforcement and Compliance Docket

Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios

Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. Submit comments

electronically to docket.oeca@epa.gov.

Electronic comments may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

The consent agreement, the proposed

final order, and public comments, if

any, may be reviewed at the

Enforcement and Compliance Docket

Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios

Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. Persons interested in

reviewing these materials must make

arrangements in advance by calling the

docket clerk at 202–564–2614. A

reasonable fee may be charged by EPA

for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth

Cavalier, Multimedia Enforcement

Division (2248–A), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone (202) 564–3271; fax: (202)

564–9001; e-mail:

cavalier.beth@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Copies: Electronic copies of

this document are available from the

EPA Home Page under the link ‘‘Laws

and Regulations’’ at the Federal

Register—Environmental Documents

entry (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr).

I. Background

WorldCom, Inc., a

telecommunications company

incorporated in the State of Georgia and

located at 500 Clinton Center Drive,

Clinton, Mississippi 39056, failed to

prepare SPCC plans for seventy-five

facilities. WorldCom, Inc. disclosed,

pursuant to the EPA ‘‘Incentives for

Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosures,

Correction and Prevention of

Violations’’ (‘‘Audit Policy’’), 60 FR

66706 (December 22, 1995), that they

failed to prepare SPCC plans for

seventy-five facilities where they stored

diesel oil in above ground storage tanks,

in violation of the CWA section

311(b)(3) and 40 CFR Part 112. EPA

determined that WorldCom met the

criteria set out in the Audit Policy for

a 100% waiver of the gravity component

of the penalty. As a result, EPA waived

the gravity based penalty ($137,500) and

proposed a settlement penalty amount

of eighty-one thousand, three hundred

and six ($81,306). This is the amount of

the economic benefit gained by

WorldCom, attributable to their delayed

compliance with the SPCC regulations.

WorldCom, Inc. has agreed to pay this

amount in civil penalties. EPA and

WorldCom negotiated and signed an

administrative consent agreement,

following the Consolidated Rules of

Procedure, 40 CFR 22.13, on June 1,

2001 (In Re: WorldCom, Inc., Docket No.

CWA–HQ–2001–6001). This consent

agreement is subject to public notice

and comment under CWA section

311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6).

Under CWA section 311(b)(6)(A), 33

U.S.C. 1321 (b)(6)(A), any owner,

operator, or person in charge of a vessel,

onshore facility, or offshore facility from

which oil is discharged in violation of

the CWA section 311 (b)(3), 33 U.S.C.

1321 (b)(3), or who fails or refuses to

comply with any regulations that have

been issued under CWA section 311 (j),

33 U.S.C. 1321(j), may be assessed an

administrative civil penalty of up to

$137,500 by EPA. Class II proceedings

under CWA section 311(b)(6) are

conducted in accordance with 40 CFR

part 22.

The procedures by which the public

may comment on a proposed Class II

penalty order, or participate in a Clean

Water Act Class II penalty proceeding,

are set forth in 40 CFR 22.45. The

deadline for submitting public comment

on this proposed final order is July 9,

2001. All comments will be transferred

to the Environmental Appeals Board

(‘‘EAB’’) of EPA for consideration. The

powers and duties of the EAB are

outlined in 40 CFR 22.04(a).

Pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C),

EPA will not issue an order in this

proceeding prior to the close of the

public comment period.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: June 1, 2001.

David A. Nielsen,

Director, Multimedia Enforcement Division,

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

[FR Doc. 01–14481 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Currently, the FDIC is soliciting

comments concerning the following

collections of information titled: (1)

Recordkeeping and Disclosure

Requirements in Connection with

Regulation Z (Truth in Lending); (2)

Recordkeeping and Disclosure

Requirements in Connection with

Regulation M (Consumer Leasing); (3)

Recordkeeping and Disclosure

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Requirements in Connection with

Regulation E (Electronic Fund

Transfers), and (4) Recordkeeping and

Disclosure Requirements in Connection

with Regulation B (Equal Credit

Opportunity).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments to

Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst

(Regulatory Analysis), (202) 898–7453,

Office of the Executive Secretary, Room

F–4058, Attention: Comments/OES,

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC

20429. All comments should refer to the

OMB control number. Comments may

be hand-delivered to the guard station at

the rear of the 17th Street Building

(located on F Street), on business days

between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. [FAX number

(202) 898–3838; Internet address:

comments @ fdic.gov].

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tamara R. Manly, at the address

identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal to renew the following

currently approved collections of

information:

1. Title: Recordkeeping and

Disclosure Requirements in Connection

with Regulation Z (Truth in Lending).

OMB Number: 3064–0082.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Any businesses or

individuals that regularly offer or

extend consumer credit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,662.

Estimated Time per Response: 787

hours.

Total Annual Burden: 4,455,994

hours.

General Description of Collection:

Regulation Z (12 CFR part 226), issued

by the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System, prescribes uniform

methods of computing the cost of credit,

disclosure of credit terms, and

procedures for resolving billing errors

on certain credit accounts.

2. Title: Recordkeeping and

Disclosure Requirements in Connection

with Regulation M (Consumer Leasing).

OMB Number: 3064–0083.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Any businesses

engaging in consumer leasing.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,662.

Estimated Time per Response: 4

hours.

Total Annual Burden: 22,648 hours.

General Description of Collection:

Regulation M (12 CFR part 2123), issued

by the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System, implements the

consumer leasing provisions of the

Truth in Lending Act.

3. Title: Recordkeeping and

Disclosure Requirements in Connection

with Regulation E (Electronic Fund

Transfers).

OMB Number: 3064–0084.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Any users of the

electronic fund transfer system.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,662.

Estimated Time per Response: 120.4

hours.

Total Annual Burden: 681,705 hours.

General Description of Collection:

Regulation E (12 CFR part 205), issued

by the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System, establishes the rights,

liabilities, and responsibilities of

consumers who use electronic fund

transfer services and of financial

institutions that offer these services.

4. Title: Recordkeeping and

Disclosure Requirements in Connection

with Regulation B (Equal Credit

Opportunity).

OMB Number: 3064–0085.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Any financial

institution engaging in credit

transactions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,662.

Estimated Time per Response: 43

hours.

Total Annual burden: 243,466 hours.

General Description of Collection:

Regulation B (12 CFR part 202), issued

by the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System, prohibits creditors from

discriminating against applicants on any

of the bases specified by the Equal

Credit Opportunity Act, establishes

guidelines for gathering and evaluating

credit information, and requires

creditors to give applicants a written

notification of rejection of an

application.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the FDIC’s functions, including whether

the information has practical utility; (b)

the accuracy of the estimates of the

burden of the information collection,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

At the end of the comment period, the

comments and recommendations

received will be analyzed to determine

the extent to which the collection

should be modified prior to submission

to OMB for review and approval.

Comments submitted in response to this

notice also will be summarized or

included in the FDIC’s requests to OMB

for renewal of these collections. All

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 4th day of

June, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14442 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of

Agency Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2001,

the Board of Directors of the Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation met in

closed session to consider matters

relating to the Corporation’s corporate

and supervisory activities.

In calling the meeting, the Board

determined, on motion of Director Ellen

S. Seidman (Director, Office of Thrift

Supervision), seconded by Director John

M. Reich (Appointive), concurred in by

Director John D. Hawke, Jr. (Comptroller

of the Currency), and Chairman Donna

Tanoue, that Corporation business

required its consideration of the matters

on less than seven days’ notice to the

public; that no notice earlier than June

1, 2001, of the meeting was practicable,

that the public interest did not require

consideration of the matters in a

meeting open to public observation; and

that the matters could be considered in

a closed meeting by authority of

subsections (c)(2), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B) of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B)).

The meeting was held in the Board

Room of the FDIC Building located at

550–17th Street, NW., Washington, DC.