65656 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 20, 1995 / Notices

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503

Dated: November 30, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95–30792 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[FRL–5399–4]

Proposed Administrative Settlement

Under Section 122(h) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act; In Re: United States Department

of Defense; Meddybemps, ME

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency

ACTION: Notice of proposed

administrative settlement and request

for public comment

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to

enter into an administrative settlement

to address claims under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42

U.S.C. 9601. Notice is being published

to inform the public of the proposed

settlement and of the opportunity to

comment. The settlement is intended to

resolve the liability under CERCLA of

the United States Department of Defense

for costs incurred by EPA in conducting

response actions at the Eastern Surplus

Superfund Site in Meddybemps, Maine.

DATES: Comments must be provided on

or before January 19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, JFK Federal Building,

Mailcode RCG, Boston, Massachusetts

02203, and should refer to: In re: United

States Department of Defense,

Meddybemps, Maine, U.S. EPA Docket

No. CERCLA-I–93–1044.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LeAnn W. Jensen, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, J.F.K. Federal

Building, Mailcode RCU, Boston,

Massachusetts 02203, (617) 565–4906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with Section 122(i)(1) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42

U.S.C. 9622(i)(1), notice is hereby given

of a proposed administrative settlement

concerning the Eastern Surplus

Superfund Site in Meddybemps, ME.

The settlement was approved by EPA

Region I on August 14, 1995, subject to

review by the public pursuant to this

Notice. The United States Department of

Defense, the Settling Party, has executed

a signature page committing it to

participate in the settlement. Under the

proposed settlement, the Settling Party

is required to pay $1,400,000 to the

Hazardous Substances Superfund. EPA

believes the settlement is fair and in the

public interest.

EPA is a entering into this agreement

under the authority of Section 122(h) of

CERCLA. Section 122(h) of CERCLA

provides EPA with authority to

consider, compromise, and settle a

claim under Section 107 of CERCLA for

costs incurred by the United States if

the claim has not been referred to the

U.S. Department of Justice for further

action. The U.S. Department of Justice

approved this settlement in writing on

October 27, 1995.

EPA will receive written comments

relating to this settlement for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

Notice.

A copy of the proposed administrative

settlement may be obtained in person or

by mail from LeAnn W. Jensen, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, JFK

Federal Building, Mailcode RCU,

Boston, Massachusetts 02203, (617)

565–4906.

The Agency’s response to any

comments received will be available for

public inspection with the Docket Clerk,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, JFK Federal Building,

Mailcode RCG, Boston, Massachusetts

(U.S. EPA Docket No. CERCLA-I–93–

1044).

Dated: November 13, 1995.

John DeVillars,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–30982 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Security for the Protection of the

Public Financial Responsibility To

Meet Liability Incurred for Death or

Injury to Passengers or Other Persons

on Voyages; Notice of Issuance of

Certificate (Casualty)

Notice is hereby given that the

following have been issued a Certificate

of Financial Responsibility to Meet

Liability Incurred for Death or Injury to

Passengers or Other Persons on Voyages

pursuant to the provisions of Section 2,

Public Law 89–777 (46 U.S.C. 817(d))

and the Federal Maritime Commission’s

implementing regulations at 46 C.F.R.

part 540, as amended:

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam

Navigation Company, Princess Cruises,

Inc., P & O Cruises (UK) Limited and

Abbey National March Leasing (1) Limited,

77 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1PP,

England, Vessel: CANBERRA

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam

Navigation Company, Princess Cruises, Inc.

and P & O Cruises (UK) Limited, 77 New

Oxford Street, London WC1A 1PP,

England, Vessel: ORIANA

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam

Navigation Company, Princess Cruises,

Inc., P & O Cruises (UK) Limited and 3I

Plc, 77 New Oxford Street, London WCIA

IPP, England, Vessel: VICTORIA

Dated: December 15, 1995.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–30925 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

Ocean Freight Forwarder License;

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR 510).

Person knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573.

Gaeli, Inc., 8181 NW 36th Street, Suite

9A, Miami, FL 33166, Officers: Dany

Weil, President, Ira Weil, Vice

President

Red Hot Transport, 618 Noe Street, San

Francisco, CA 94114, Gina Fregosi,

Sole Proprietor

Dart Express (SPO) Inc., 1162 Cherry

Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066,

Officers: Teddy Tam, President, Dean

Huang, Chief Financial Officer

By the Federal Maritime Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

Dated: December 15, 1995.

[FR Doc. 95–30927 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Agency Forms Under Review

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Board requests comment

on the proposed one-time Check Fraud
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Survey. This survey will help the

Federal Reserve to fulfill the

Congressional mandate that the Board

report to Congress on the advisability of

modifying the Expedited Funds

Availability Act (EFAA) to extend the

maximum permissible hold period for

local checks as a means of decreasing

losses related to check fraud. The

Congress further directed the Board to

consider whether there is a pattern of

significant increases in losses related to

check fraud at depository institutions

attributable to the provisions of the

EFAA; to consider whether an extension

by one day of the period between the

deposit of a local check and the

availability of funds for withdrawal

would be effective in reducing the

volume of losses related to check fraud;

and to make recommendations for

legislative actions. Data collected from

the survey will cover the period January

1, 1995, through December 31, 1995.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments, which should

refer to OMB control number 7100–

0279, may be mailed to Mr. William W.

Wiles, Secretary, Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, DC 20551.

Comments may also be delivered to

Room B–2222 between 8:45 a.m. and

5:15 p.m. weekdays, and to the guard

station in the Eccles Building courtyard

on 20th Street N.W. (between

Constitution Avenue and C Street) at

any time. Comments may be inspected

in room MP–500 of the Martin Building

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

weekdays, except as provided in section

12 CFR 261.8 of the Board’s rules

regarding availability of information.

Comments may also be submitted to

the OMB desk officer for the Board:

Milo Sunderhauf, Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A

copy of the proposed survey and

instructions, the Paperwork Reduction

Act Submission (OMB 83–I), supporting

statement, and other documents, may be

requested from Mary M. McLaughlin,

Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer

(202/452–3829), Division of Research

and Statistics, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, Washington,

DC 20551. For further information

regarding the purpose and content of the

proposed survey contact Jack Walton,

Manager (202/452–2660), or Michelle

Braun, Senior Financial Services

Analyst (202/452–2819), Check

Payments section, Division of Reserve

Bank Operations and Payment Systems.

For users of Telecommunications

Device for the Deaf (TDD), please

contact Dorothea Thompson (202–452–

3544).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On June 15, 1984, the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

delegated to the Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System (Board) its

approval authority under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, as per 5 CFR

1320.16, to approve and assign OMB

control numbers to collection of

information requests and requirements

conducted or sponsored by the Board

under conditions set forth in the

Paperwork Reduction Act (5 CFR 1320

Appendix A.1). The Federal Reserve

may not conduct or sponsor, and the

respondent is not required to respond

to, an information collection that has

been extended, revised, or implemented

on or after October 1, 1995, unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. Board-approved collections of

information will be incorporated into

the official OMB inventory of currently

approved collections of information. A

copy of the Paperwork Reduction Act

Submission (OMB 83–I) and supporting

statement and the approved collection

of information instrument(s) will be

placed into OMB’s public docket files.

The survey, which is being handled

under this delegated authority, has

received initial Board approval and is

hereby published for comment. At the

end of the comment period, the

proposed survey, along with an analysis

of comments and recommendations

received, will be submitted to the Board

for final approval under OMB delegated

authority.

II. Proposal to Approve Under OMB

Delegated Authority the Following

Report

Report title: Federal Reserve Check

Fraud Survey.

Agency form number: FR 3080.

OMB control number: 7100–0279.

Frequency: one time.

Reporters: depository institutions.

Annual reporting hours: 14,976.

Estimated average hours per response:

9.

Number of respondents: 1,664.

Small businesses are affected: This

information collection is voluntary

[Public Law 103–325, Title III, section

333] and is given confidential treatment

[5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4)].

III. Justification

The 1994 Community Development

Banking Act states that the Board shall

‘‘conduct a study on the advisability of

extending the 1-business-day period

specified in section 603(b)(1) of the

Expedited Funds Availability Act

(EFAA), regarding availability of funds

deposited by local checks, to 2 business

days.’’ The report is to be submitted to

the Congress by September 1996. The

Congress further directed the Board to

consider:

• Whether there is a pattern of

significant increases in losses related to

check fraud at depository institutions

attributable to the provisions of the

EFAA;

• Consider whether an extension by

one day of the period between the

deposit of a local check and the

availability of funds for withdrawal

would be effective in reducing the

volume of losses related to check fraud;

and

• Make recommendations for

legislative action.

To respond to the request of the

Congress, the Board proposes that a

survey of check fraud be conducted. The

survey will gather information about the

relationship of all funds availability

schedules mandated in the EFAA to

check-fraud losses as well as specific

information about the types of check

fraud and the causes of check-fraud

losses at depository institutions.

The proposed survey not only

addresses the effect of the mandatory

availability schedule for local checks on

check-fraud losses, but it also addresses

next-day and nonlocal funds availability

schedules. In addition, it includes

questions about the amount of losses by

type of check fraud, the amount of

losses by type of check, and the volume

of checks cleared. Finally, preliminary

research, which has consisted of

discussions with representatives of

trade associations of depository

institutions and of other industries

affected by check fraud and reviews of

the associations’ studies, indicated that

several other areas should be addressed

in the Board’s study. Therefore, the

proposed survey includes questions

about losses by age of account, losses

that could be attributed to organized or

professional efforts, and the resources

that the respondent’s institution

expends annually to prevent, detect,

and prosecute check fraud. The data

will enable the Board to characterize the

dynamics of check fraud for the

Congress, determine the significance of

check-fraud losses and check-fraud

prevention, and to develop

recommendations that may assist in

reducing check-fraud losses.
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IV. Request for Comments

The Board requests comments on all

aspects of the survey. The Board

specifically requests comments on the

following aspects:

A. Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the Federal Reserve’s

functions, including whether the

information has practical utility;

B. Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected;

C. The accuracy of the Federal

Reserve’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

and

D. Ways to minimize the burden of

the information collection on

respondents, such as using automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 15, 1995.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–30892 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45am]

Billing Code 6210–01–P

Kenneth B. and Moira F. Mumma, et al.;

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the

notices have been accepted for

processing, they will also be available

for inspection at the offices of the Board

of Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing to the

Reserve Bank indicated for that notice

or to the offices of the Board of

Governors. Comments must be received

not later than January 3, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105:

1. Kenneth B. and Moira F. Mumma

, to acquire a total of 27.5 percent of the

voting shares of New Century Bank,

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (in

organization).

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:

1. Joseph H. Frampton, Paducah,

Kentucky; to acquire an additional 2.91

percent, for a total of 27.02 percent, of

the voting shares of Paducah Bank

Shares, Inc., Paducah, Kentucky, and

thereby indirectly acquire Paducah

Bank and Trust Company, Paducah,

Kentucky.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 14, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–30854 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 95F–0402]

Peroxid-Chemie GmbH; Filing of Food

Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that Peroxid-Chemie GmbH has filed a

petition proposing that the food additive

regulations be amended to provide for

the safe use of di(4-methylbenzoyl)

peroxide as an accelerator for silicone

polymers and elastomers for use in

contact with food.

DATES: Written comments on the

petitioner’s environmental assessment

by January 19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

rm. 1–23, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir

D. Anand, Center for Food Safety and

Applied Nutrition (HFS–216), Food and

Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),

notice is given that a food additive

petition (FAP 6B4489) has been filed by

Registration and Consulting Co., Ltd., on

behalf of Peroxid-Chemie GmbH, c/o

Bruce A. Schwemmer, 55 River Dr.

South No. 1808, Jersey City, NJ 07310.

The petition proposes to amend the food

additive regulations in § 177.2600

Rubber articles intended for repeated

use (21 CFR 177.2600) to provide for the

safe use of di(4-methylbenzoyl)

peroxide as an accelerator for silicone

polymers and elastomers complying

with 21 CFR 177.2600 for use in contact

with food.

The potential environmental impact

of this action is being reviewed. To

encourage public participation

consistent with regulations promulgated

under the National Environmental

Policy Act (40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the

agency is placing the environmental

assessment submitted with the petition

that is the subject of this notice on

public display at the Dockets

Management Branch (address above) for

public review and comment. Interested

persons may, on or before January 19,

1996, submit to the Dockets

Management Branch (address above)

written comments. Two copies of any

comments are to be submitted, except

that individuals may submit one copy.

Comments are to be identified with the

docket number found in brackets in the

heading of this document. Received

comments may be seen in the office

above between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday. FDA will also

place on public display any

amendments to, or comments on, the

petitioner’s environmental assessment

without further announcement in the

Federal Register. If, based on its review,

the agency finds that an environmental

impact statement is not required and

this petition results in a regulation, the

notice of availability of the agency’s

finding of no significant impact and the

evidence supporting that finding will be

published with the regulation in the

Federal Register in accordance with 21

CFR 25.40(c).

Dated: December 4, 1995.

Alan M. Rulis,

Director, Office of Premarket Approval,

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 95–30887 Filed 12–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

[Docket No. 95N–0405]

Drug Export; SELECTOGEN 0.8%,

Reagent Red Blood Cells

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that Ortho Diagnostic Systems, Inc., has

filed an application requesting approval

for the export of the human biological

product SELECTOGEN 0.8%, Reagent

Red Blood Cells to Australia, Austria,

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, The Federal

Republic of Germany, Finland, France,