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right to exercise its judgment in 

deciding whether to grant an exemption. 

In all but one of the past exemption 

decisions, EPA has exempted negligibly 

reactive VOCs from recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements as well as 

control requirements. Concerns have 

been raised that even negligibly reactive 

compounds, if present in sufficient 

quantities, can contribute significantly 

to ozone formation over large spatial 

scales. Without recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements, States and EPA 

have no regular mechanism for 

maintaining adequate emissions 

inventories of negligibly reactive 

compounds or tracking their collective 

contribution to ozone concentrations. 

One approach for addressing this issue 

would be to require recordkeeping and 

reporting of all negligibly reactive VOC 

emissions. The Agency recognizes, 

however, that efforts to develop State 

and local inventories of such emissions 

are a relatively low priority compared to 

other activities that are likely to be more 

important for reducing ozone 

concentrations. In particular, as noted 

above, efforts to develop speciated 

emissions inventories should be focused 

on highly reactive compounds because 

programs targeted at controlling 

emissions of these compounds are likely 

to be more effective than simply 

regulating all VOCs equally. 

Another approach that would allow 

policymakers to track potential 

increases in emissions of negligibly 

reactive compounds would be to ask 

manufacturers who are responsible for 

VOC exemption petitions to provide 

EPA with periodic estimates of the 

magnitude and distribution of emissions 

of the exempted compound. Although 

such an approach would not provide 

detailed information about the location 

of such emissions, this type of spatial 

definition is relatively unimportant for 

compounds with negligible reactivity. 

The Agency believes that parties 

submitting VOC exemption requests 

may be able to provide emissions 

estimates that are sufficient for purposes 

of tracking the potential effects of VOCexempt compound emissions on 

regional air quality. The Agency may 

consider such an approach in the future. 

VI. Summary 

EPA encourages States, and 

particularly those with persistent ozone 

nonattainment problems, to consider 

recent scientific information on VOC 

reactivity and how it may be 

incorporated into the development of 

ozone control measures. Using reactivity 

information, States may be able to 

improve the effectiveness and efficiency 

of their VOC control policies. EPA 

encourages all interested parties to 

continue to work through the RRWG to 

improve the scientific foundation for 

reactivity-based regulatory approaches. 

Although most existing VOC control 

programs do not discriminate between 

individual VOCs based on reactivity, 

they continue to provide significant 

ozone reduction benefits and will 

remain in place unless and until they 

are replaced by programs that achieve 

the same or greater benefits. Therefore 

EPA will continue its policy of granting 

VOC exemptions for compounds that 

are negligibly reactive. EPA will 

continue to evaluate new scientific 

information regarding VOC reactivity 

and will update this interim guidance as 

appropriate. This interim guidance does 

not change any existing rules. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

Jeffrey R. Holmstead, 

Assistant Administrator for Air and 

Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 05–18015 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7967–8] 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): 

Availability of List Decisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This action announces the 

availability of EPA decisions identifying 

water quality limited segments and 

associated pollutants in Nevada to be 

listed pursuant to Clean Water Act 

Section 303(d)(2), and requests public 

comment. Section 303(d)(2) requires 

that states submit and EPA approve or 

disapprove lists of waters for which 

existing technology-based pollution 

controls are not stringent enough to 

attain or maintain state water quality 

standards and for which total maximum 

daily loads (TMDLs) must be prepared. 

On September 1, 2005, EPA partially 

approved and partially disapproved 

Nevada’s 2004 submittal. Specifically, 

EPA approved Nevada’s listing of 205 

water body-pollutant combinations, and 

associated priority rankings. EPA 

disapproved Nevada’s decisions not to 

list 98 water body-pollutant 

combinations. EPA identified these 

additional water bodies and pollutants 

along with priority rankings for 

inclusion on the 2004 Section 303(d) 

list. 

EPA is providing the public the 

opportunity to review its decisions to 

add waters and pollutants to Nevada 

2004 Section 303(d) list, as required by 

EPA’s Public Participation regulations. 

EPA will consider public comments in 

reaching its final decisions on the 

additional water bodies and pollutants 

identified for inclusion on Nevada’s 

final lists. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted to 

EPA on or before October 13, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

decisions should be sent to David 

Smith, TMDL Team Leader, Water 

Division (WTR–2), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 

94105, telephone (415) 972–3416, 

facsimile (415) 947–3537, e-mail 

smith.davidw@epa.gov. Oral comments 

will not be considered. Copies of the 

proposed decisions concerning Nevada 

which explain the rationale for EPA’s 

decisions can be obtained at EPA Region 

9’s Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ 

region9/water/tmdl/index.html by 

writing or calling Mr. Smith at the above 

address. Underlying documentation 

comprising the record for these 

decisions is available for public 

inspection at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Smith at (415) 972–3416 or 

smith.davidw@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 

requires that each State identify those 

waters for which existing technologybased pollution controls are not 

stringent enough to attain or maintain 

State water quality standards. For those 

waters, States are required to establish 

TMDLs according to a priority ranking. 

EPA’s Water Quality Planning and 

Management regulations include 

requirements related to the 

implementation of Section 303(d) of the 

CWA (40 CFR 130.7). The regulations 

require states to identify water quality 

limited waters still requiring TMDLs 

every two years. The lists of waters still 

needing TMDLs must also include 

priority rankings and must identify the 

waters targeted for TMDL development 

during the next two years (40 CFR 

130.7). 

Consistent with EPA’s regulations, 

Nevada submitted to EPA its listing 

decisions under section 303(d)(2) on 

June 2, 2004. Nevada submitted 

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supplemental data and information on 

July 9, 2005 and August 25, 2005. On 

September 1, 2005, EPA approved 

Nevada’s listing of 205 water bodypollutant combinations and associated 

priority rankings. EPA disapproved 

Nevada’s decisions not to list 98 water 

body-pollutant combinations. EPA 

identified these additional waters and 

pollutants along with priority rankings 

for inclusion on the 2004 section 303(d) 

list. EPA solicits public comment on its 

identification of 98 additional water 

body-pollutant combinations, for 

inclusion on Nevada’s 2004 Section 

303(d) list. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Alexis Strauss, 

Director, Water Division, Region IX. 

[FR Doc. 05–18093 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Open 

Commission Meeting; Thursday, 

September 15, 2005 

September 8, 2005. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on Thursday, September 15, 2005, 

which is scheduled to commence at 9:30 

a.m. in Room TW–C305, at 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting will focus on presentations 

regarding the effects of Hurricane 

Katrina on communications services in 

the Gulf Coast states. 

Open captioning will be provided for 

this event. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

Include a description of the 

accommodation you will need including 

as much detail as you can. Also include 

a way we can contact you if we need 

more information. Make your request as 

early as possible; please allow at least 5 

days advance notice. Last minute 

requests will be accepted, but may be 

impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to: 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (tty). 

Additional information concerning 

this meeting may be obtained from 

Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office 

of Media Relations, (202) 418–0500; 

TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/Video 

coverage of the meeting will be 

broadcast live over the Internet from the 

FCC’s Audio/Video Events Web page at 

http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio. 

For a fee this meeting can be viewed 

live over George Mason University’s 

Capitol Connection. The Capitol 

Connection also will carry the meeting 

live via the Internet. To purchase these 

services call (703) 993–3100 or go to 

http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–18249 Filed 9–9–05; 1:22 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–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 7, 

2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 

(Cindy West, Manager) 1455 East Sixth 

Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566: 

1. CB Financial Inc., Carmichaels, 

Pennsylvania; to become a bank holding 

company by acquiring 100 percent of 

the voting shares of Community Bank, 

N.A., Washington, Pennsylania. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, September 7, 2005. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 05–18049 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 

INVESTMENT BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (EDT), September 

19, 2005. 

PLACE: 4th Floor Conference Room, 

1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Telephonic—parts will be open 

to the public and parts closed to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Parts Open to the Public 

1. Approval of the minutes of the 

August 15, 2005, Board member 

meeting. 

2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report 

by the Executive Director. 

3. FY 2005 expenditures, proposed FY 

2006 budget, and FY 2006 estimate. 

Parts Closed to the Public 

4. Procurement matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of 

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. 

Dated: September 8, 2005. 

Elizabeth S. Woodruff, 

Secretary to the Board, Federal Retirement 

Thrift Investment Board. 

[FR Doc. 05–18185 Filed 9–8–05; 4:40 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6760–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day–05–0314] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–371–5983 and