53008 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 6, 2005 / Notices 

tolerances and exemptions for pesticide 

residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, 

to determine whether the tolerance or 

exemption meets the requirements of 

section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. 

This review is to be completed by 

August 3, 2006. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Dimethoate, Pesticides and pests. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–17545 Filed 9–1–05; 9:12 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7964–8] 

Reissuance of the NPDES General 

Permit for the Territorial Seas Off 

Texas (TXG260000) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Final NPDES General 

Permit Reissuance. 

SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator 

of Region 6 today issues the final 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) ‘‘General 

Permit for the Territorial Seas off Texas’’

(No. TXG260000) for discharges from 

existing and new dischargers and New 

Sources in the Offshore Subcategory of 

the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source 

Category (40 CFR part 435, subpart A) 

as authorized by section 402 of the 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342. The 

permit supercedes the previous general 

permit (TX0085651) issued on 

September 15, 1983 and published in 

the Federal Register at 48 FR 41494. 

That permit authorized discharges from 

exploration, development, and 

production facilities located in and 

discharging to the territorial seas off 

Texas. Through this reissuance, EPA 

includes current technology and water 

quality based effluent limitations 

consistent with National Effluent 

Limitations Guidelines, Federal Ocean 

Discharge Criteria, and State Water 

Quality Standards. 

A copy of the Region’s responses to 

comments and the final permit may be 

obtained by mail from the address listed 

below or from the EPA Region 6 Internet 

site: http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/ 

6wq.htm. 

A Record of Decision which 

completes the Environmental 

Assessment process required by the 

National Environmental Policy Act is 

also available at the above Internet 

address or by mail from the address 

listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Diane Smith, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202, 

Telephone: (214) 665–7191, or via email to the following address: 

smith.diane@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulated Entities. Entities potentially 

regulated by this action are those which 

operate offshore oil and gas extraction 

facilities located in the territorial seas 

off Texas. 

Category Examples of regulated 

entities 

Industry .......... Offshore Oil and Gas Extraction Platforms. 

This table lists the types of entities 

that EPA is now aware could potentially 

be regulated by this action. Other types 

of entities not listed in the table could 

also be regulated. To determine whether 

your (facility, company, business, 

organization, etc.) is regulated by this 

action, you should carefully examine 

the applicability criteria in part I. 

section A.1. of the general permit. If you 

have questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Pursuant to section 402 of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1342, EPA 

proposed and solicited comments on 

NPDES general permit TXG260000 at 66 

FR 29948 (November 17, 2003). Notice 

of this proposed permit was also 

published in the Houston Chronicle on 

November 20, 2003. The comment 

period closed on January 16, 2004. 

Region 6 received comments from the 

Offshore Operators Committee, the 

International Association of Drilling 

Contractors, and the Railroad 

Commission of Texas. 

EPA Region 6 has considered all 

comments received. In response to those 

comments the following changes were 

made to the proposed permit. Ambient 

density stratification data were 

examined and the critical dilutions 

required for the produced water toxicity 

limits were recalculated. The proposed 

48-hour acute toxicity limit was 

replaced with a seven day chronic 

toxicity limit in the final permit. An 

exemption for toxicity caused by total 

dissolved solids was included for the 

24-hour acute toxicity limits. The 

permit allows collection of a single grab 

sample for toxicity testing. The State 

lease and well numbers are required to 

be reported on the notice of intent to be 

covered. Unmeasurable de minimis 

discharges of drilling fluids such as 

wind blown splatters from pipe racks 

are authorized. A number of minor 

typographical changes and clarifications 

were also made to the permit’s language. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

Miguel I. Flores, 

Director, Water Quality Protection Division, 

Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 05–17614 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Farm Credit Administration Board; 

Regular Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of 

the regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

Administration Board (Board). 

Date and Time: The regular meeting 

of the Board will be held at the offices 

of the Farm Credit Administration in 

McLean, Virginia, on September 8, 

2005, from 9 a.m. until such time as the 

Board concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette C. Brinkley, Secretary to the 

Farm Credit Administration Board, 

(703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of 

this meeting of the Board will be open 

to the public (limited space available), 

and parts will be closed to the public. 

In order to increase the accessibility to 

Board meetings, persons requiring 

assistance should make arrangements in 

advance. The matters to be considered 

at the meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• August 11, 2005 (Open and Closed). 

B. Reports 

• FCS Building Association Quarterly 

Report. 

C. New Business—Regulations 

• Receivership Repudiation 

Authorities—Final Rule. 

Closed Session* 

• OSMO Quarterly Report. 

*Session Closed—Exempt pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(8) and (9).