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The General Counsel states that the

request does not require the Authority

to determine: (1) Whether there is a duty

to bargain over matters set forth in

section 7106(b)(1); or (2) the legal

impact of Executive Order 12871 on

such duty. The General Counsel states

further that the ‘‘existence of the

mandate of Executive Order 12871 to

negotiate over subsection (b)(1) matters’’

and the decision of the United States

Court of Appeals for District of

Columbia Circuit in Association of

Civilian Technicians, Montana Air

Chapter No. 29 v. FLRA, 22 F.3d 1150

(DC Cir. 1994), have ‘‘rendered the

relationship between subsections (a)

and (b) a major policy issue * * *.’’

The issues before the Authority are

whether a general ruling on the issue

raised in the General Counsel’s request

is warranted and, if it is, what the ruling

should be. Under § 2429.4 of the

Authority’s regulations, the Authority

solicits views on these matters in

writing. Written comments received in

the Authority’s Case Control Office by

close of business on Friday, April 14,

1995, will be considered.

To assist the Authority in determining

whether a general ruling on the issue

raised by the General Counsel is

warranted and, if so, what the ruling

should be, the Authority invites

comments regarding the following

questions. In answering the questions,

examples of proposals and matters that

illustrate the views presented may be

helpful.

1. Are matters and proposals which

are within the bargaining subjects set

forth in section 7106(b)(1) of the Statute

negotiable at the election of agency

management at the level of exclusive

recognition even though those matters

and proposals also may be within the

subjects set forth in section 7106(a) of

the Statute?

2. What is the proper meaning to be

accorded the phrase in section 7106(a)

stating that it is ‘‘[s]ubject to subsection

(b),’’ as it relates to subsection (b)(1)?

3. What is the proper meaning to be

accorded the phrase in section 7106(b)

stating that ‘‘Nothing in this section

shall preclude any agency and any labor

organization from negotiating—’’? For

example, does it operate with respect to

section 7106(b)(1) as a ‘‘clarification’’ or

a ‘‘limitation,’’ a distinction raised by

the court in American Federation of

Government Employees, Local 2782 v.

FLRA, 702 F.2d 1183, 1186–87 (DC Cir.

1983) (dicta)?

4. What matters or proposals, if any,

within the subjects set forth in section

7106(b)(1) are not also within (i.e., do

not also affect) one or more subjects set

forth in section 7106(a)?

5. Does the relationship between

section 7106(a) and (b)(1) depend on the

particular section 7106(a) subject which

is affected?

6. Does the relationship between

section 7106(a) and (b)(1) depend on

whether parties are bargaining over

proposals for an agreement or whether

an agency head is exercising authority

under section 7114(c) of the Statute to

review an agreement already reached?

Dated: March 13, 1995.

Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Phyllis N. Segal,

Chair.

Pamela Talkin,

Member.

Tony Armendariz,

Member.

[FR Doc. 95–6511 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6267–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

First Security Bancorp, et al.;

Formations of; Acquisitions by; and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied for the Board’s approval

under section 3 of the Bank Holding

Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) and §

225.14 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.14) to become a bank holding

company or to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the applications

are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act

(12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).

Each application is available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the

application has been accepted for

processing, it 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 or to the offices of the

Board of Governors. Any comment on

an application that requests a hearing

must include a statement of why a

written presentation would not suffice

in lieu of a hearing, identifying

specifically any questions of fact that

are in dispute and summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received not later than April 10,

1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:

1. First Security Bancorp, Searcy,

Arkansas; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Farmers Investment

Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas, and

thereby indirectly acquire Farmers Bank

& Trust Company, Clarksville, Arkansas.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice

President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:

1. First Community Bancorp, Inc.,

Glasgow, Montana; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of Wolf

Point Acquisition Bank, Wolf Point,

Montana, a de novo bank.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. Westamerica Bancorporation, San

Rafael, California; to merge with North

Bay Bancorp, Novato, California, and

thereby indirectly acquire Novato

National Bank, Novato, California.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, March 10, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–6475 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 95F–0040]

Chemie Research and Manufacturing

Co., Inc.; Filing of Food Additive

Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that Chemie Research and

Manufacturing Co., Inc., has filed a

petition proposing that the food additive

regulations be amended to provide for

the safe use of a glycerin extract of dried

grapefruit seeds and pulp as an

antimicrobial agent in the processing of

fresh or frozen poultry, fish, or shellfish.

DATES: Written comments on the

petitioner’s environmental assessment

by April 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, rm. 1–23, 12420

Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis M. Keefe, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–206), Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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(sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),

notice is given that a food additive

petition (FAP 2A4336) has been filed by

Chemie Research and Manufacturing

Co., Inc., 160 Concord Dr., P.O. Box

181279, Casselberry, FL 32718–1279.

The petition proposes that the food

additive regulations be amended to

provide for the safe use of a glycerin

extract of dried grapefruit seeds and

pulp as an antimicrobial agent in the

processing of fresh or frozen poultry,

fish, or shellfish.

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 April 17,

1995, 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 display any amendments to, or

comments on, the petitioners’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: March 6, 1995.

Alan M. Rulis,

Acting Director, Office of Premarket

Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied

Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 95–6428 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

[Docket No. 94N–0136]

New Monographs and Revisions of

Certain Food Chemicals Codex

Monographs; Opportunity for Public

Comment

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on

pending changes to certain Food

Chemicals Codex specifications

monographs from the third edition and

its four supplements. New monographs

and additions, revisions, and

corrections to current monographs are

being prepared for certain substances

used as food ingredients, by the

National Academy of Sciences/Institute

of Medicine (NAS/IOM) Committee on

Food Chemicals Codex (the committee).

This material will be published in the

fourth edition of the Food Chemicals

Codex, which is scheduled for release in

March 1996. When the committee

completes its review of the comments,

the agency will announce the

availability of copies of the new and

revised monographs in a future issue of

the Federal Register.

DATES: Written comments by April 17,

1995. The committee advises that

comments received after this date

cannot be considered for the fourth

edition but will be considered for later

supplements.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

and supporting data and documentation

to the NAS/IOM Committee on Food

Chemicals Codex, National Academy of

Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW.,

Washington, DC 20418. Submit written

request for copies of the proposed new

monographs and/or revisions to current

monographs to NAS (address above) or

the Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

rm. 1–23, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Fatima N. Johnson, Committee on

Food Chemicals Codex, Food and

Nutrition Board, National Academy

of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave.

NW., Washington, DC 20418, 202–

334–2580; or

Paul M. Kuznesof, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

247), Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–

3009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA

provides contracts to NAS/IOM to

support the preparation of the Food

Chemicals Codex, which is a

compendium of specifications for

substances used as food ingredients.

Before any specifications are included

in a Food Chemicals Codex publication,

public announcement is made in the

Federal Register.

FDA has previously announced that

the committee was considering new

monographs and monograph revisions

for inclusion in the fourth edition of the

Food Chemicals Codex, which is now

being prepared. In addition, notice and

opportunity for public comment have

been given on policies adopted by the

committee for the fourth edition on lead

and heavy metals specifications (58 FR

38129, July 15, 1993), and on arsenic

specifications (59 FR 11789, March 14,

1994).

The committee will continue to

provide the opportunity for public

comment on intended changes in

monographs by means of Federal

Register notices before their inclusion

in the fourth edition. If notice of

changes is not provided, the

monographs will be carried into the

fourth edition unchanged from the third

edition or subsequent supplements,

except for minor editorial changes.

Therefore, interested parties are invited

to review all monographs in the third

edition of the Food Chemicals Codex

and its four supplements in preparation

for their inclusion in the fourth edition.

Interested parties should submit all

suggestions with supporting

documentation to the National Academy

of Sciences at the above address.

FDA now gives notice that the

committee is soliciting comments and

information on certain proposed new

monographs and revisions to certain

additional current monographs. These

new monographs and revisions will be

published in the fourth edition of the

Food Chemicals Codex. The proposed

new monographs and revisions to

current monographs may be seen in the

Dockets Management Branch (address

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

Monday through Friday. Copies of the

new monographs and proposed

revisions to current monographs may be

obtained from NAS or the Dockets

Management Branch. Requests for

copies should be identified with the

docket number found in brackets in the

heading of this document, and it should

specify the monographs desired.

FDA emphasizes, however, that it will

not consider adopting and incorporating

any of the committee’s new monographs

or monograph revisions into FDA

regulations without ample opportunity

for public comment. If FDA decides to

propose the adoption of new

monographs and changes that have

received final approval of the

committee, such opportunity for public

comment will be announced in a future

issue of the Federal Register.

The committee invites comments and

suggestions on specifications by all

interested parties on the proposed new

monographs and revisions of current

monographs, that follow: