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5Costs for enhancement vary widely, but private

contractors generally range from $10,000–$20,000/

acre in this area to implement mitigation, based on

an informal EPA Region II survey of costs. In this

case, monitoring will be overseen by agency

personnel, which reduces the cost. Because the

mitigation activities will occur over a large number

of acres, there is an economy of scale involved in

design and construction, since mobilization/

demobilization and design costs will be distributed

over many participants. Finally, since there would

be a large pool of wetlands acreage available for

enhancement, wetlands to be enhanced using

Russo’s funds can be strategically chosen so that the

value increase of Russo’s portion of the mitigation

may be maximized.

Agency’s decision was remanded to

EPA in part on this ground.

Section 307(c)(3)(A) of the Coastal

Zone Management Act (CZMA)

prohibits a Federal permit from being

issued for an activity affecting any land

or water use or natural resource of the

coastal zone of that state until the

applicant furnishes a certification that

the activity is consistent with an

approved CZMP, and the State concurs

in the certification or waives review.

This portion of the CZMA is

implemented in the Corps regulations

by 33 CFR 325.2(b)(2). Because the

Corps’ regulations adequately address

the CZM consistency requirement, EPA

did not duplicate § 325.2(b)(2) in the

404(b)(1) Guidelines.

The Hackensack Meadowlands

District Master Plan is the Coastal Zone

Management Plan for the Meadowlands

District, and the current plan zones the

13.5 acre parcel for development.

Because EPA’s 404(c) determination, if

it is finalized as proposed today, would

no longer preclude the Corps from

authorizing fill activity on the 13.5 acre

parcel, such an action would appear to

be consistent with the Master Plan. Of

course, under section 307(c)(3)(A) of the

CZMA and 33 CFR 325.2(b)(2), it is the

State that ultimately would have the

authority to determine consistency of a

new permit proposal with the

applicable plan.

Conclusions

The Final Determination by the AA

for Water contemplated a

reconsideration of the prohibition upon

a showing that adequate mitigation

could be provided to offset unacceptable

impacts to wildlife. Russo has proposed

the following mitigation to compensate

for impacts of the fill activity: (1) Deed

over an approximately 16 acre parcel of

wetlands in Ridgefield, N.J. for

preservation, and (2) provide $700,000

for the purpose of enhancing wetlands

at this site and on sites to be contained

in the Hackensack Meadowlands

District mitigation bank. Since there

will be Federal oversight of the type of

enhancements performed, as well as the

design, construction, and

implementation of the mitigation

activities, and since the funding

provided for mitigation would be

applied to enhancement alone 5, the

mitigation activities would be applied to

sufficient acreage, and would be of

appropriate kind and quality, to provide

adequate compensation for losses of

wetlands values which resulted/are

resulting from the unauthorized fill.

Unlike the proposal in the original

permit, all of the compensation

proposed will involve an increase in

value and will be located within the

lower Hackensack River basin (the

location of the impact). Furthermore,

the proposed combinations of mitigation

activities will ensure that a mosaic of

different habitats, which was an

important factor contributing to the

wildlife value of the Russo tracts, will

be restored elsewhere within the

relevant area of the impact. Finally, the

above proposals will provide adequate

acreage of the different wetland types to

compensate for the extent of wildlife

values lost on the Russo tracts.

Therefore, under the terms of the

settlement, there would be no

significant loss of wetland values which

would not be offset by appropriate and

adequate mitigation. There would, we

believe, no longer be unacceptable

adverse effects to wildlife from this

activity. The prohibition on specifying

the Russo tracts as disposal sites for fill

would no longer be necessary to prevent

unacceptable adverse effects to wildlife

and the aquatic ecosystem. EPA

therefore proposes that, conditional

upon a binding agreement by Russo to

provide the funds and land preservation

discussed above, the Section 404(c)

prohibition on specification of the 13.5-

acre site for fill material be removed,

and a restriction be imposed that would

allow specification of these areas as

disposal sites provided Russo

implements the mitigation plan

discussed above.

Dated: March 21, 1995.

Robert Perciasepe,

Assistant Administrator for Water.

[FR Doc. 95–7590 Filed 3–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[FRL–5179–8]

Public Water System Supervision

Program Revision for the State of

South Dakota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

in accordance with the provisions of

section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water

Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and

40 CFR part 142, Subpart B-Primary

Enforcement Responsibility, that the

State of South Dakota has revised its

Public Water System Supervision

(PWSS) Primacy Program. South

Dakota’s PWSS program, administered

by the Office of Drinking Water of the

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, has adopted regulations for

total coliforms, surface water treatment,

Phase II (7 inorganic and 26 organic

chemicals), Phase IIb (1 inorganic and 4

organic chemicals), and Phase V (5

inorganic and 18 organic chemicals) that

correspond to the National Primary

Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) in

40 CFR part 141 for total coliforms

(Federal Register Vol. 54, No. 124, June

29, 1989, Pg. 27544–27568), surface

water treatment (Federal Register Vol.

54, No. 124, June 29, 1989, Pg. 27486–

27541), Phase II (Federal Register Vol.

56, No. 20, January 30, 1991, Pg. 3526–

3597), Phase IIb (Federal Register Vol.

56, No. 126, July 1, 1991, Pg. 30266–

30281), and Phase V (Federal Register

Vol. 57, No. 138, July 17, 1992, Pg.

31776–31849). The Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) has completed

its review of South Dakota’s primacy

revisions and has determined that they

are no less stringent than the NPDWRs.

EPA therefore approves South Dakota’s

primacy revisions for Total Coliforms,

Surface Water Treatment, Phase II, IIb,

and V Rules. This determination shall

become effective April 27, 1995.

Any interested parties are invited to

submit written comments on this

determination, and may request a public

hearing on or before April 27, 1995. If

a public hearing is requested and

granted, this determination shall not

become effective until such time

following the hearing that the Regional

Administrator issues an order affirming

or rescinding this action.

Requests for a public hearing should

be addressed to: William P. Yellowtail,

Regional Administrator, c/o David

Schmidt (8WM–DW), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, CO 80202–2466.

Frivolous or insubstantial requests for

a hearing may be denied by the Regional

Administrator. However, if a substantial

request is made within thirty (30) days

after this notice, a public hearing will be

held.

Any request for a public hearing shall

include the following: (1) The name,

address, and telephone number of the

individual, organization, or other entity

requesting a hearing; (2) a brief
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statement of the requesting person’s

interest in the Regional Administrator’s

determination and of information that

the requesting person intends to submit

at such hearing; and (3) the signature of

the individual making the request, or, if

the request is made on behalf of an

organization or other entity, the

signature of the responsible official of

the organization or other entity.

Notice of any hearing shall be given

not less than fifteen (15) days prior to

the time scheduled for the hearing. Such

notice will be made by the Regional

Administrator in the Federal Register

and in newspapers of general

circulation in the State of South Dakota.

A notice will also be sent to the

person(s) requesting the hearing as well

as to the State of South Dakota. The

hearing notice will include a statement

of purpose, information regarding time

and location, and the address and

telephone number where interested

persons may obtain further information.

The Regional Administrator will issue

an order affirming or rescinding his

determination upon review of the

hearing record. Should the

determination be affirmed, it will

become effective as of the date of the

order.

Should no timely and appropriate

request for a hearing be received, and

the Regional Administrator does not

elect to hold a hearing on his own

motion, this determination shall become

effective on April 27, 1995. Please bring

this notice to the attention of any

persons known by you to have an

interest in this determination.

All documents relating to this

determination are available for

inspection at the following locations: (1)

U.S. EPA Region VIII, Drinking Water

Branch, 999 18th Street (4th floor),

Denver, Colorado; (2) Department of

Environment and Natural Resources,

Office of Drinking Water, 523 East

Capital Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Schmidt, Drinking Water Branch,

EPA Region VIII (8WM–DW), 999 18th

Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado

80202–2466, telephone (303) 293–1415.

Dated: March 20, 1995.

Kerrigan Clough,

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region

VIII.

[FR Doc. 95–7591 Filed 3–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

[NV 95–13]

Policy Statement Concerning the

Release of Consolidated Reporting

System Information

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

ACTION: Policy statement.

SUMMARY: On March 20, 1995, the Farm

Credit Administration (FCA) adopted a

policy statement concerning the release

of reports of condition and performance

(Call Reports) and other reports

containing nonexempt information

(such as the Uniform Performance

Report (UPR) and the Uniform Peer

Performance Report (UPPR)) that are

produced from the FCA’s Consolidated

Reporting System (CRS) (hereinafter

nonexempt CRS Reports). Under this

policy, the UPR and UPPR will be

disclosed to the institution that

submitted the information 50 days after

the end of a quarter or a fiscal year. All

other reports containing nonexempt

information that are produced from the

FCA’s CRS would be disclosed, as

available, to System institutions and to

the general public 90 days after the end

of a quarter or a fiscal year. For

purposes of this policy, nonexempt CRS

Reports are defined as reports produced

from the CRS containing information

that has been routinely disclosed in

System institutions’ quarterly and

annual financial reports to shareholders

and filed with the FCA pursuant to 12

CFR part 620. The FCA intends to set

user fees for the dissemination of this

information sufficient to recover the

cost of dissemination. Nonexempt CRS

Report information has been previously

disclosed on a case-by-case basis in

response to Freedom of Information Act

requests. The FCA believes that

providing the public access to

nonexempt CRS Report information

under this policy statement would

enhance the FCA’s information

management activities in an efficient,

effective, and economical manner.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nan P. Mitchem, Compliance Officer,

Office of Examination, Farm Credit

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit

Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102–5090,

(703) 883–4073, TDD (703)883–4444

or

Jane M. Virga, Senior Attorney, Office of

General Counsel, Farm Credit

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit

Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102–5090,

(703) 883–4071, TDD (703)883–4444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Call Reports and other nonexempt

information produced from the FCA’s

CRS contain valuable information and

could be useful to Farm Credit System

institutions and to members of the

public by enabling them to evaluate the

financial condition of the institution in

comparison to its peers. This policy

statement is intended to provide for the

dissemination of this information in a

manner that effectively balances the

goals of maximizing the usefulness of

the information and minimizing the cost

to the Government and the public.

Similarly, the Federal Financial

Institutions Examination Council,

which consists of the Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation, the Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, and the

Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System, has made a

determination to disseminate CRS-type

information to banks, State banking

departments, and the public in a report

known as the Uniform Bank

Performance Report.

The FCA’s objective in adopting this

policy statement is to enhance the

utility of Call Reports for System

institutions and the public, and to make

available in an orderly and consistent

way nonexempt information (i.e.,

information that has been routinely

disclosed in System institutions’

quarterly and annual financial reports

and filed with the FCA) in conformance

with the objectives set forth in OMB

Circular A–130. This policy statement

should benefit System institutions and

the public by establishing a more

effective and efficient means of

accessing information that can be used

to evaluate and compare System

institutions and their performance. The

release of nonexempt CRS Reports

should also benefit the FCA in its

regulatory role and in accomplishing its

mission by enhancing the agency’s

communications with System

institutions. Additionally, the FCA

believes that the availability of

nonexempt CRS Reports will enhance

its ability to oversee and examine

institutions.

Availability of Nonexempt CRS Reports

Under the policy statement, the UPR

and UPPR will be disclosed free of

charge to the institution that submitted

the information 50 days after the end of

a quarter or a fiscal year. All other

reports containing nonexempt

information that are produced from the

FCA’s CRS would be disclosed, as

available, to System institutions and to

the general public 90 days after the end