53360 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7966–1] 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff 

Office; Notification of an Upcoming 

Workshop and Meeting of the Science 

Advisory Board’s Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee 

(EPEC) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public workshop and meeting of the 

SAB Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee (EPEC). The EPEC will hold 

a public workshop and meeting to 

evaluate the state-of-the-practice of 

ecological risk assessment. The 

workshop and meeting are open to the 

public, however, seating for the public 

will be limited and available on a first 

come basis to those who pre-register. 

DATES: February 7–9, 2006. The SAB 

Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee public workshop will 

convene at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 

February 7, 2006 and adjourn at 

approximately 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on 

Wednesday, February 8, 2006. The SAB 

EPEC will meet on Thursday, February 

9, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. to develop 

proceedings of the workshop and 

adjourn at approximately 4 p.m. 

(Eastern Time). 

ADDRESSES: The public workshop and 

meeting of the SAB EPEC will be held 

in the Washington, DC area at a location 

to be posted on the SAB Web site 

(www.epa.gov/sab). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to attend 

the workshop must pre-register via email or fax to Ms. Vickie Richardson, 

EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office (1400F), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone (202) 343–9978; Fax (202) 

233–0643; or via e-mail at 

richardson.vickie@epa.gov, providing 

your name, title, organization, mailing 

address, phone, and e-mail. Members of 

the public wishing further information 

concerning the workshop and meeting 

may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. 

EPA Science Advisory Board by 

telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9995, 

fax at (202) 233–0643, by e-mail at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov, or by mail at 

U.S. EPA SAB (1400F), 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. General information about 

the SAB may be found on the SAB Web 

site, http://www.epa.sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, Notice is hereby given that the 

SAB Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee will hold a public workshop 

and meeting to evaluate the state-of-thepractice of ecological risk assessment. 

The dates and times for the workshop 

and meeting are provided above. 

Background: The ongoing growth of 

ecological risk assessment has prompted 

the SAB EPEC to undertake a project to 

develop information on the current 

state-of-the-practice of ecological risk 

assessment. The goal of the project is to 

evaluate ecological risk assessment 

practices and to provide advice and 

recommendations to EPA regarding 

ways to enhance the conduct and 

application of ecological risk assessment 

in environmental decision making. To 

complete this project, the SAB EPEC 

plans to hold a public workshop in 

order to develop information on: (1) 

Application of ecological risk 

assessment in decision making and (2) 

technical themes and issues regarding 

ecological risk assessment. EPEC will 

use the workshop proceedings to 

develop advice and recommendations to 

EPA. The workshop, focusing on 

application of ecological risk assessment 

in decision making, will be held at the 

dates and times indicated above. The 

workshop will include: SAB members 

and EPA staff on the workshop steering 

committee, members of the SAB 

Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee, and invited EPA and 

outside experts in the field of ecological 

risk assessment. The workshop will 

begin with a series of plenary 

presentations focusing on the 

application of ecological risk 

assessment: in product health and safety 

decision-making, management of 

contaminated sites, and natural 

resources protection. Following the 

plenary presentations, participants will 

be assigned to breakout groups to 

discuss key cross-cutting issues in the 

application of ecological risk assessment 

in decision making. The workshop will 

conclude with the attendees identifying 

opportunities to advance the state-ofthe-practice of ecological risk 

assessment for application in decision 

making. SAB EPEC will meet following 

the workshop at the time and date 

identified above to develop workshop 

proceedings. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: A 

draft workshop agenda is posted on the 

SAB Web site (www.epa.gov/sab). An 

updated agenda will be posted prior to 

the workshop. 

Procedures for Providing Public 

Comments: The SAB Staff Office accepts 

written public comments, and will 

accommodate oral public comments at 

the workshop to the extent possible. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

are preferred and should be submitted 

by e-mail to Dr. Thomas Armitage at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov in Adobe 

Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich 

Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/ 

2000/XP format) by January 30, 2006. 

Those without access to e-mail may 

submit one signed hard copy of the 

comments to Dr. Armitage by mail or 

courier. Commenters planning to attend 

the workshop in person are asked to 

bring 100 copies of their comments for 

public distribution. 

Oral Comments: Requests to provide 

oral comments must be in writing (email or fax) and received by Dr. 

Armitage no later than January 30, 2006 

to reserve time on the workshop agenda. 

Presentation time for oral comment will 

typically be about five minutes per 

speaker, but may be reduced depending 

on time availability and the number of 

requests. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access the workshop 

and public meeting listed above should 

contact the DFO at least five business 

days prior to the workshop and meeting 

so that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Anthony Maciorowski, 

Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 05–17820 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreement Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreement 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may obtain copies of 

agreements by contacting the 

Commission’s Office of Agreements at 

202–523–5793 or via e-mail at 

tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. Interested 

parties may submit comments on an 

agreement to the Secretary, Federal 

Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 

20573, within 10 days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register. 

Agreement No.: 011290–035. 

Title: International Vessel Operators 

Hazardous Material Association 

Agreement. 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices 53361 

Parties: Alianc ̧a Navegacao e Logistica 

Ltda.; APL Co. PTE Ltd.; Atlantic 

Container Line AB; Australia-New 

Zealand Direct Line; Bermuda Container 

Line; Canada Maritime Agencies Ltd.; 

China Shipping Container Lines Co., 

Ltd.; CMA CGM, S.A.; Compania Latino 

Americana de Navegacion SA; Contship 

Containerlines; COSCO Container Lines, 

Inc.; CP Ships USA LLC; Crowley 

Maritime Corporation; Evergreen Marine 

Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd.; HamburgSu ̈damerikanische Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft KG; Hanjin Shipping Co., 

Ltd.; Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie 

GmbH; Horizon Lines, LLC; Hyundai 

Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.; Independent 

Container Line Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen 

Kaisha Ltd.; Marine Transport Lines, 

Inc.; Maruba SCA; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, 

Ltd.; A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; National 

Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia; Nippon 

Yusen Kaisha Line; Orient Overseas 

Container Line Limited; P&O Nedlloyd 

B.V.; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; Safmarine 

Container Lines; Seaboard Marine Ltd.; 

Senator Lines GmbH; Tropical Shipping 

& Construction Co., Ltd.; United Arab 

Shipping Co. S.A.G.; Yang Ming Marine 

Transport Corp.; and Zim Integrated 

Shipping Services, Ltd. 

Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, 

Esquire; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M 

Street, NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 

20036. 

Synopsis: The amendment adds 

COSCO Container Lines, Inc. as a party 

to the agreement. 

By order of the Federal Maritime 

Commission. 

Dated: September 2, 2005. 

Bryant L. VanBrakle, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17814 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Ocean Transportation Intermediary 

License Applicants 

Notice is hereby given that the 

following applicants have filed with the 

Federal Maritime Commission an 

application for license as a Non-VesselOperating Common Carrier and Ocean 

Freight Forwarder—Ocean 

Transportation Intermediary pursuant to 

section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 

as amended (46 U.S.C. app. 1718 and 46 

CFR 515). 

Persons knowing of any reason why 

the following applicants should not 

receive a license are requested to 

contact the Office of Transportation 

Intermediaries, Federal Maritime 

Commission, Washington, DC 20573. 

Non-Vessel—Operating Common Carrier 

Ocean Transportation Intermediary 

Applicants: 

Rucky International Company, 149 

Isabelle Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840. 

Officer: Amarasena Anura 

Rupasinghe, President, (Qualifying 

Individual). 

Fast Track Everlast Shipping & 

Delivery, 5406 Park Heights 

Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215, 

Montgomery Davson, Sole 

Proprietor. 

Miriam Family Cargo Inc., 18 NW. 

12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33128. 

Officers: Miriam Bennett, President, 

(Qualifying Individual), Randy 

Bennett, Vice President. 

International Specialists Worldwide 

Moving, Inc., 8227 Oak Street, Suite 

A, New Orleans, LA 70118. 

Officers: Joseph L. Williams, Vice 

President, (Qualifying Individual), 

Gaylen Harris, President. 

K.C. Consulting, Inc., 36565 Nathan 

Hale Drive, Lake Villa, IL 60046. 

Officer: Kazimierz Chudecki, 

President, (Qualifying Individual). 

Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier 

and Ocean Freight Forwarder 

Transportation Intermediary 

Applicants: 

DFYoung-Del Med, Inc., 1235 West 

Lakes Drive, Suite 255, Berwyn, PA 

19312–2401. Officers: Aaron 

Wesley Wyatt, IV, Vice President, 

(Qualifying Individual), John 

Hardy, President. 

Jam’n International Cargo Inc., 3414 

South Garfield Avenue, Commerce, 

CA 90040. Officers: Jon Winston 

Liu, Vice Pres. Of Operations, 

(Qualifying Individual), John 

Watkins, President. 

Customs & Logistics International, 

Inc. dba Customs & Logistics Ocean 

Lines, 85555 NW. 36th Street, Suite 

115, Miami, FL 33166. Officer: 

Carlos A. Francisco, President, 

(Qualifying Individual). 

Ocean Freight Forwarder—Ocean 

Transportation Intermediary 

Applicants: 

Via Mat International (USA) Inc., 130 

Sheridan Blvd., Inwood, NY 11096. 

Officers: Joachim (Joe) Nuebling, 

President, (Qualifying Individual), 

Victor Moser, Director. 

Carlos Trucks & Parts dba Carmen’s 

Cargo, 8235 Pillot Drive, Houston, 

TX 77029, Carmen E. Botero, Sole 

Proprietor. 

Dated: September 2, 2005. 

Bryant L. VanBrakle, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17813 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P 

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 October 3, 

2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 

(Richard Walker, Community Affairs 

Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02106-2204: 

1. CNB Financial Corp., Worcester, 

Massachusetts; to become a bank 

holding company by acquiring 100 

percent of the voting shares of 

Commonwealth National Bank, 

Worcester, Massachusetts. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice 

President) 701 East Byrd Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: 

1. Highlands Bankshares, Inc., 

Petersburg, West Virginia; to acquire at 

least 80 percent of the voting shares of 

The National Bank of Davis, Davis, West 

Virginia. 

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 

(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200