Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 169 / Thursday, September 1, 2005 / Notices 52097 

FACA Management Officer, U.S. EPA, 

Transportation and Regional Programs 

Division, Mailcode 6406J, U.S. EPA, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; (202) 343–9403. 

Background on the work of the 

Subcommittee is available at http:// 

transaq.ce.gatech.edu/epatac/, and 

more current information is found at: 

http://www.epa.gov/air/caaac/ 

mobile_sources.html. 

Individuals or organizations wishing 

to provide comments to the 

Subcommittee should submit them to 

Dr. Bachman at the address above by 

September 6, 2005. The Subcommittee 

expects that public statements presented 

at its meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

meeting, the Subcommittee may also 

hear progress reports from some of its 

workgroups as well as updates and 

announcements on activities of general 

interest to attendees. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

Karl J. Simon, 

Acting Director, Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality. 

[FR Doc. 05–17433 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7964–4] 

Notice of Final Decision To Grant 

Vickery Environmental, Incorporated a 

Modification of an Exemption From the 

Land Disposal Restrictions of the 

Hazardous and Solid Waste 

Amendments of 1984 Regarding 

Injection of Hazardous Wastes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final decision on a 

request to modify an exemption from 

the Hazardous and Solid Waste 

Amendments of the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given by the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA 

or Agency) that a modification of an 

exemption to the land disposal 

restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous 

and Solid Waste Amendments to the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) has been granted to Vickery 

Environmental, Inc. (VEI) of Vickery, 

Ohio. This modification allows VEI to 

continue to inject RCRA-regulated 

hazardous wastes designated as K181 

wastes which will be banned from land 

disposal on August 23, 2005, as a result 

of regulations promulgated in the 

Federal Register (FR) on February 24, 

2005 (70 FR 9138 et seq.) into four Class 

I injection wells at the Vickery, Ohio, 

facility. As required by 40 CFR part 148, 

VEI has demonstrated, to a reasonable 

degree of certainty, that there will be no 

migration of hazardous constituents 

from the injection zone utilized by VEI’s 

waste disposal facility located near 

Vickery, Ohio, for as long as the newlyexempted waste remains hazardous. 

This decision constitutes a final Agency 

action for which there is no 

administrative appeal. 

DATES: This action is effective as of 

August 23, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harlan Gerrish, Lead Petition Reviewer, 

USEPA, Region 5, telephone (312) 886–

2939. Copies of the petition and all 

related pertinent information are on file 

and are part of the Administrative 

Record. It is recommended that you 

contact the lead reviewer prior to 

reviewing the Administrative record. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Chemical Waste Management (CWM), 

the predecessor of VEI, submitted a 

petition for an exemption from the 

restrictions on land disposal of 

hazardous wastes on January 19, 1988. 

Revised documents were received on 

December 4, 1989, and several 

supplemental submittals were 

subsequently made. The exemption was 

granted on August 7, 1990. On 

September 12, 1994, CWM submitted a 

petition to modify the exemption to 

include wastes bearing 23 additional 

RCRA wastes codes. Region 5 reviewed 

documents supporting the request and 

granted the modification of the 

exemption on May 16, 1995. A notice of 

the modification appeared on June 5, 

1995, at 60 FR 29592 et seq. On April 

9, 1996, CWM submitted a petition to 

again modify the exemption to allow 91 

additional RCRA waste codes. Region 5 

reviewed documents supporting the 

request and granted the modification on 

the exemption on June 24, 1996. A 

notice of the modification appeared on 

July 15, 1996, at 61 FR 36880 et seq. 

Again on May 13, 1997, CWM submitted 

a request to add 11 waste codes to the 

list. Region 5 reviewed the evidence 

submitted by CWM and granted the 

request. Notice of the approval appeared 

on August 12, 1997 (63 FR 43109). On 

October 13, 1997, CWM notified the 

EPA that the name of the operator of the 

Vickery facility would become Waste 

Management of Ohio (WMO). This 

change was acknowledged by EPA 

through a letter added to the 

Administrative Record on November 10, 

1997. On August 28, 1998, WMO 

requested that two additional wastes 

codes be approved for injection. Notice 

of the approval appeared on December 

10, 1998 (63 FR 68284). In the same 

year, on November 5, 1998, WMO 

submitted a petition to exempt four 

additional waste codes. Approval of this 

petition appeared on February 10, 1999 

(64 FR 6650). On January 24, 2000, 

Waste Management of Ohio informed 

EPA of a corporate reorganization and 

subsequent name change from Waste 

Management of Ohio to Vickery 

Environmental, Inc. This change was 

acknowledged by EPA through a letter 

added to the Administrative Record on 

March 9, 2000. On March 20, 2001, VEI 

requested that two wastes, designated as 

K174 and K175, be added to the list of 

wastes exempted for injection at VEI. 

This request was approved on May 23, 

2001, and notice of the request appeared 

in the Federal Register on April 25, 

2001 (66 FR 28464–28466). On January 

31, 2002, WMO requested that four 

additional wastes codes be approved for 

injection. Notice of the approval 

appeared on April 29, 2004 (67 FR 

20971). 

The rule promulgated on February 24, 

2005, bans K181 from injection after 

August 23, 2005, unless VEI’s 

exemption is modified to allow 

injection of this waste. As a K-coded 

waste, the code represents a number of 

chemicals. Some of these have already 

been approved for injection at Vickery 

under other waste codes. VEI estimated 

diffusion rates for constituents not 

previously approved for injection using 

a method which Region 5 has 

previously accepted. The diffusion rates 

are lower than that of the chloride ion, 

the diffusion rate of which was used to 

define the edge of the waste plume at 

VEI. After review of the material 

submitted and verification of the 

calculations of diffusion rate, the EPA 

has determined, as required by 40 CFR 

148.20(f), that there is a reasonable 

degree of certainty that the hazardous 

constituents contained in the waste 

bearing the code to be banned will 

behave hydraulically and chemically 

like wastes for which VEI was granted 

its original exemption and will not 

migrate from the injection zone in 

hazardous concentrations within 10,000 

years. The injection zone is the Mt. 

Simon Sandstone and the Rome, 

Conasauga, Kerbel, and Knox 

Formations. The confining zone is 

comprised of the Wells Creek and Black 

River Formations. 

52098 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 169 / Thursday, September 1, 2005 / Notices List of RCRA Waste Codes Approved for Injection: D001 F009 K033 K112 P011 P070 P191 U042 U095 U148 U203 U375 D002 F010 K034 K113 P012 P071 P192 U043 U096 U149 U204 U376 D003 F011 K035 K114 P013 P072 P194 U044 U097 U150 U205 U377 D004 F012 K036 K115 P014 P073 P196 U045 U098 U151 U206 U378 D005 F019 K037 K116 P015 P074 P197 U046 U099 U152 U207 U379 D006 F020 K038 K117 P016 P075 P198 U047 U101 U153 U208 U381 D007 F021 K039 K118 P017 P076 P199 U048 U102 U154 U209 U382 D008 F022 K040 K123 P018 P077 P201 U049 U103 U155 U210 U383 D009 F023 K041 K124 P020 P078 P202 U050 U105 U156 U211 U384 D010 F024 K042 K125 P021 P081 P203 U051 U106 U157 U213 U385 D011 F025 K043 K126 P022 P082 P204 U052 U107 U158 U214 U386 D012 F026 K044 K131 P023 P084 P205 U053 U108 U159 U215 U387 D013 F027 K045 K132 P024 P085 U001 U055 U109 U160 U216 U389 D014 F028 K046 K136 P026 P087 U002 U056 U110 U161 U217 U390 D015 F032 K047 K140 P027 P088 U003 U057 U111 U162 U218 U391 D016 F034 K048 K141 P028 P089 U004 U058 U112 U163 U219 U392 D017 F035 K049 K142 P029 P092 U005 U059 U113 U164 U220 U393 D018 F037 K050 K143 P030 P093 U006 U060 U114 U165 U221 U394 D019 F038 K051 K144 P031 P094 U007 U061 U115 U166 U222 U395 D020 F039 K052 K145 P033 P095 U008 U062 U116 U167 U223 U396 D021 K001 K060 K147 P034 P096 U009 U063 U117 U168 U225 U400 D022 K002 K061 K148 P036 P097 U010 U064 U118 U169 U226 U401 D023 K003 K062 K149 P037 P098 U011 U066 U119 U170 U227 U402 D024 K004 K069 K150 P038 P099 U012 U067 U120 U171 U228 U403 D025 K005 K071 K151 P039 P101 U014 U068 U121 U172 U234 U404 D026 K006 K073 K156 P040 P102 U015 U069 U122 U173 U235 U407 D027 K007 K083 K157 P041 P103 U016 U070 U123 U174 U236 U408 D028 K008 K084 K158 P042 P104 U017 U071 U124 U176 U237 U409 D029 K009 K085 K159 P043 P105 U018 U072 U125 U177 U238 U410 D030 K010 K086 K160 P044 P106 U019 U073 U126 U178 U239 U411 D031 K011 K087 K161 P045 P108 U020 U074 U127 U179 U240 D032 K013 K088 K169 P046 P109 U021 U075 U128 U180 U243 D033 K014 K093 K170 P047 P110 U022 U076 U129 U181 U244 D034 K015 K094 K171 P048 P111 U023 U077 U130 U182 U246 D035 K016 K095 K172 P049 P112 U024 U078 U131 U183 U247 D036 K017 K096 K174 P050 P113 U025 U079 U132 U184 U248 D037 K018 K097 K175 P051 P114 U026 U080 U133 U185 U249 D038 K019 K098 K176 P054 P115 U027 U081 U134 U186 U271 D039 K020 K099 K177 P056 P116 U028 U082 U135 U187 U277 D040 K021 K100 K178 P057 P118 U029 U083 U136 U188 U278 D041 K022 K101 K181 P058 P119 U030 U084 U137 U189 U279 D042 K023 K102 P001 P059 P120 U031 U085 U138 U190 U280 

D043 K024 K103 P002 P060 P121 U032 U086 U139 U191 U328 

F001 K025 K104 P003 P062 P122 U033 U087 U140 U192 U353 F002 K026 K105 P004 P063 P123 U034 U088 U141 U193 U359 F003 K027 K106 P005 P064 P127 U035 U089 U142 U194 U364 F004 K028 K107 P006 P065 P128 U036 U090 U143 U196 U365 F005 K029 K108 P007 P066 P185 U037 U091 U144 U197 U366 F006 K030 K109 P008 P067 P188 U038 U092 U145 U200 U367 F007 K031 K110 P009 P068 P189 U039 U093 U146 U201 U372 F008 K032 K111 P010 P069 P190 U041 U094 U147 U202 U373 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 169 / Thursday, September 1, 2005 / Notices 52099 

II. Conditions 

General conditions of this exemption 

are found at 40 CFR part 148. The 

exemption granted to VEI on August 7, 

1990, included a number of specific 

conditions. Conditions numbered (1), 

(2), (3), (4), and (9) remain in force. 

Construction of a monitoring well 

required under condition 5 has been 

completed, and the required monitoring 

will continue through the life of the 

facility. Conditions numbered (6), (7), 

and (8) have been fully satisfied. The 

results of the work carried out under 

these conditions confirms that the 

model used to simulate fluid movement 

within the injection zone for the next 

10,000 years is valid and results of the 

simulation bound the region of the 

injection zone within which the waste 

will be contained. 

Jo Lynn Traub, 

Director, Water Division, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 05–17434 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

Notice of Open Special Meeting of the 

Advisory Committee of the ExportImport Bank of the United States (ExIm Bank) 

Summary: The Advisory Committee 

was established by Pub. L. 98–181, 

November 30, 1983, to advise the 

Export-Import Bank on its programs and 

to provide comments for inclusion in 

the reports of the Export-Import Bank of 

the United States to Congress. 

Time and Place: Tuesday, September 

20, 2005, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The 

meeting will be held at the Ex-Im Bank 

in the Main Conference Room 1143, 811 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20571. 

Agenda: Agenda items include 

discussion of renewable energy exports 

and related export financing trends. 

Public Participation: The meeting will 

be open to public participation, and the 

last 10 minutes will be set aside for oral 

questions or comments. Members of the 

public may also file written statement(s) 

before or after the meeting. If you plan 

to attend, a photo ID must be presented, 

and you may contact Teri Stumpf to be 

placed on the attendee list. If any person 

wishes auxiliary aids (such as a sign 

language interpreter) or other special 

accommodations, please contact, prior 

to September 16, 2005, Teri Stumpf. 

Room 1203, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20571, Voice: (202) 

565–3502 or TDD (202) 565–3377. 

Further Information: For further 

information, contact Teri Stumpf, Room 

1203, 811 Vermont Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20571, (202) 565–3502. 

Howard A. Schweitzer, 

Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 05–17370 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–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 September 23, 

2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 

(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201- 

2272: 

1. First Financial Bankshares, Inc., 

Abilene, Texas; to merge with 

Bridgeport Financial Corporation, 

Bridgeport, Texas, and indirectly 

acquire Bridgeport Bancshares, Inc., 

Dover, Delaware, and The First National 

Bank of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Texas. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, August 26, 2005. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 05–17397 Filed 8–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

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 September 26, 

2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice 

President) 701 East Byrd Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: 

1. FNB Corp., Asheboro, North 

Carolina; to merge with United 

Financial, Inc., Graham, North Carolina, 

and thereby indirectly acquire 

Alamance Bank, Graham, North 

Carolina. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice