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comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99–27494 Filed 10–20–99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6461–4]

Notice of Fifth Meeting of the

Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico

Watershed Nutrient Task Force

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; announcement of

meeting.

SUMMARY: Fifth Meeting of the

Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico

Watershed Nutrient Task Force. The

purpose of this Task Force, consisting of

Federal, State, and Tribal members, is to

understand and address nutrient

management and hypoxia related issues

in the Mississippi River and Gulf of

Mexico watersheds. The matters to be

discussed at the meeting include the

Integrated Assessment of the causes and

consequences of hypoxia in the Gulf of

Mexico, and the Action Plan issues,

approach, and schedule, including

sharing ideas for consultation with

States, Tribes, and stakeholders within

the Mississippi River Basin (see agenda

on EPA website at <http://

www.epa.gov/msbasin/>). The

Integrated Assessment and the Action

Plan were requested by the National

Science and Technology Council’s

Committee on Environment and Natural

Resources (CENR) as required by section

604(a) and 604(b) of Public Law 105–

383 Coast Guard Authorization Act of

1998. The meeting of the Task Force

will be open to the public, and the

public will be afforded an opportunity

to provide input during open discussion

periods.

DATES: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., November

18, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn O’Hare

International, 5440 North River Road,

Rosemont, IL; (847) 671–6350. The

meeting is open to the public and is

limited only by the space available. The

room accommodates approximately 125

people.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Mary Belefski, U.S. EPA, Assessment

and Watershed Protection Division

(AWPD), 401 M Street, SW (4503F),

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202)

260–7061; Internet:

belefski.mary@epa.gov. For additional

information on hotel accommodations

contact Marquietta Davis, Tetra Tech,

Inc., 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 340,

Fairfax, VA 22030, telephone: (703)

385–6000; Email:davisma@tetratechffx.com.

Dated: October 15, 1999.

Robert Wayland,

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and

Watersheds.

[FR Doc. 99–27544 Filed 10–20–99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6461–3]

Notice of Availability of an Integrated

Assessment of the Causes and

Consequences of Hypoxia in the Gulf

of Mexico

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for public comment.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA), in coordination with the

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce, invites public comments on

an integrated assessment of the causes

and consequences of hypoxia in the

Gulf of Mexico as required by section

604(a) of Public Law 105–383. The

Integrated Assessment was prepared by

the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Working

Group under the auspices of the

National Science and Technology

Council’s Committee on Environment

and Natural Resources (CENR) and will

be delivered to the President, Congress

and the Mississippi River/Gulf of

Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force.

DATES: Comments must be received by

December 20, 1999. Any comments

received after the formal comment

period will be reviewed by the Gulf of

Mexico Hypoxia Working Group and

delivered to the Mississippi River/Gulf

of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task

Force for their consideration along with

the final Integrated Assessment.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted to: Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia

Working Group, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

National Centers for Coastal Ocean

Science, Room 9127, 1305 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Donald Pryor, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

National Ocean Service, National

Centers for Coastal Ocean Science,

Room 9127, 1305 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, MD 20910, telephone

301–713–3000x127, Internet:

don.pryor@noaa.gov; or Dr. Mary

Belefski, U.S. EPA, Assessment and

Watershed Protection Division (AWPD),

401 M Street, SW (4503F), Washington,

DC 20460, telephone (202) 260–7061;

Internet: belefski.mary@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose

The Environmental Protection Agency

leads the Mississippi River/Gulf of

Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force

consisting of Federal, State, and Tribal

members. The Task Force has accepted

the responsibility to develop an Action

Plan, based on the Integrated

Assessment and other information, for

reducing, mitigating, and controlling

hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

The Action Plan is required by section

604(b) of Public Law 105–383.

Status

The Integrated Assessment, as

required in section 604(a) of Public Law

105–383, examines the distribution,

dynamics, and causes of hypoxia;

ecological and economic consequences;

sources and loads of nutrients

transported by the Mississippi River to

the Gulf of Mexico; effects of reducing

nutrient loads; methods for reducing

nutrient loads; and the social and

economic costs and benefits of such

methods.

Six topical reports, each covering one

of the aspects listed above, were

prepared by teams of scientists. Each of

the reports underwent extensive peer

review by independent scientific

experts. These reports, along with the

public comment on them, were

considered in developing the Integrated

Assessment. (See 64 FR 23834–23835

dated May 4, 1999.)

The Integrated Assessment, as well as

the six topical reports and the public

comments, may be reached via either

the EPA or NOAA/NOS websites: at

<http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/> or

<http://www.nos.noaa.gov/Products/

pubslhypox.html>; or contact those

listed above for information on how to

obtain the reports.
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Dated: October 15, 1999.

Robert Wayland,

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and

Watersheds.

[FR Doc. 99–27543 Filed 10–20–99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

October 14, 1999.

The Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) has received Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval for the following public

information collections pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor and a person is not

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. For

further information contact Shoko B.

Hair, Federal Communications

Commission, (202) 418–1379.

Federal Communications Commission

OMB Control No.: 3060–0854.

Expiration Date: 09/30/2002.

Title: Truth-In-Billing Format—CC

Docket No. 98–170 (Final Rule).

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3099

respondents; 62.72 hours per response

(avg.); 194,388 total annual burden

hours for all collections.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden:

$1,800,000–$9,000,000.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Third party disclosures.

Description: Under Section 201(b) of

the Communications Act, the charges,

practices, and classifications of common

carriers must be just and reasonable.

The Commission believes that the

telephone bill is an integral part of the

relationship between a carrier and its

customer. The manner in which charges

are identified and articulated on the

bills is essential to the consumer’s

understanding of the services that have

been rendered, such that a carrier’s

provision of misleading or deceptive

billing information may be an unjust

and unreasonable practice in violation

of Section 201(b). In the First Report

and Order issued in CC Docket No. 98–

170, released May 11, 1999, the

Commission imposes the following

collections of information to ensure that

telephone bills contain the information

necessary for consumers to determine

the validity of charges assessed on the

bills and to combat telecommunications

fraud. a. Clear identification of service

providers. Section 64.2001 requires that

all telephone bills clearly identify the

name of the service provider associated

with each charge. (No. of respondents:

3099; hours per response: 1 hour; total

annual burden: 3099).

b. Separation of charges by service

provider and highlighting new service

provider information. Section 64.2001

requires that all telephone bills

containing charges for wireline common

carrier service (1) separate charges by

service provider and (2) clearly and

conspicuously show any change in

service providers by identifying all

service providers that did not bill for

services on the previous billing

statement and, where applicable,

describing any new presubscribed or

continuing relationship with the

customer. (No. of respondents: 2295;

hours per response: 80 hours; total

annual burden: 183,600 hours).

c. Full and non-misleading billed

charges. Section 64.2001 requires that

(1) all telephone bills for wireline

service, include for each charge a brief,

clear, plain-language description of the

services rendered; and (2) all telephone

bills that contain additional carrier

charges along with charges for local

wireline service must differentiate

between charges for which non-payment

could result in termination of local

telephone service and those charges for

which non-payment would not result in

termination of such basic service. (No.

of respondents: 2295; hours per

response: 2 hours; total annual burden:

4590 hours).

d. Clear and Conspicuous Disclosure

of Inquiry Contacts. Section 64.2001

requires that all telephone bills display

a toll-free number or numbers by which

consumers may inquire about or dispute

any charge on the bill. The number(s)

must be displayed in a manner that

permits a customer to identify easily the

appropriate number to use to inquire

about a particular charge. (No. of

respondents: 3099; hours per response:

1 hour; total annual burden: 3099

hours). The information will be used by

consumers to help them understand

their telephone bills. Consumers need

this information to protect themselves

against fraud and to resolve billing

disputes on their own. Obligation to

comply: Required to obtain or retain

benefits.

Note: The Commission issued a Public

Notice announcing the effective date of the

requirements. See DA 99–2030, released 9/

30/99.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0515.

Expiration Date: 10/31/2002.

Title: Miscellaneous Common Carrier

Annual Letter Filing Requirement—47

CFR Section 43.21(c).

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 32

respondents; 1 hour per response (avg.);

32 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Description: Pursuant to Section

43.21(c), each miscellaneous common

carrier with operating revenues in

excess of the indexed threshold as

defined in 47 CFR Section 32.9000 must

file a letter showing its operating

revenues for that year and the value of

its total communications plant at the

end of that year. The letter must contain

information pertaining to the carrier’s

revenues, expenses, net income, assets,

liabilities and owners’ equity. These

letters must be filed by no later than

April 1 of the following year. Those

miscellaneous common carriers with

annual operating revenues that equal or

surpass the indexed revenue threshold

for the first time may file the letter up

to one month after publication of the

adjusted revenue threshold in the

Federal Register, but in no event shall

such carriers be required to file the

letter prior to April 1. The information

is used by staff members to regulate and

monitor the telephone industry and by

the public to analyze the industry. The

information on revenue and total plant

is compiled and published in the

Commission’s annual common carrier

statistical publication and long distance

market share report. Obligation to

comply: Mandatory.

Public reporting burden for the

collections of information is as noted

above. Send comments regarding the

burden estimate or any other aspect of

the collections of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to

Performance Evaluation and Records

Management, Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99–27529 Filed 10–20–99; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Commission hereby gives notice

of the filing of the following