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guidelines for fibrous substances that

can be used by EPA in future

rulemaking, negotiated enforceable

consent agreement, or voluntary action

to obtain the necessary toxicologic

information for risk assessment. At

present, there is no general agreement

upon test protocols for chronic

inhalation toxicity and carcinogenicity

testing of fibers for regulatory purposes.

It is, therefore, important for the Agency

to obtain input from the scientific

community on a number of issues

related to fiber testing prior to the

development of proposed standardized

study protocol(s) for respirable fibers.

EPA, in collaboration with the

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, the National Institute

for Occupational Safety and Health, and

the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, through an interagency

working group has scheduled a

workshop on chronic inhalation toxicity

and carcinogenicity testing of respirable

fibrous particles to be held May 8–10,

1995. The goal of the workshop is to

obtain scientific evaluations and

recommendations from outside expert

scientists on:

(1) Issues dealing with the design and

conduct of chronic inhalation studies of

fibers.

(2) What preliminary studies would

be useful guides in designing the

chronic study.

(3) What mechanistic studies would

be important adjuncts to the chronic

study to enable better interpretation of

study results and extrapolation of

potential effects in exposed humans.

(4) Which, or which combination of

the available screening studies

constitute a minimum data set which

can be used to make judgements about

the potential health hazard of the fiber

in question, and prioritize the need for

further testing in a chronic inhalation

study.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603

Dated: April 7, 1995.

Charles M. Auer,

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 95–9536 Filed 4–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5193–9]

Proposed Administrative order on

Consent; Petrochem Recycling Corp./

Ekotek, Inc. Site, Salt Lake City, Utah

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (U.S. EPA).

ACTION: Proposed de minimis

settlement.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of section 122(i)(l) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended (CERCLA), notice is

hereby given of a proposed de minimis

settlement under section 122(g) of

CERCLA concerning the Petrochem

Recycling Corp./Ekotek, Inc., Site in Salt

Lake City, Utah (Site). The proposed

Administrative Order on Consent (AOC)

requires 7 potentially responsible

parties (PRP) to pay an aggregate total of

$152,825.15 to resolve their liability to

the EPA related to response actions

taken or to be taken at the Site. The

terms of the proposed AOC for these

settlements are identical to that

approved and made effective by EPA

November 16, 1994 (See Federal

Register notice, dated September 2,

1994). One of the 7 settlements, EIMAC

Corp. (Varian Associates, Inc.), was

revised from its previous listing in the

September 2, 1994, Federal Register

notice based on an amended settlement

volume (with no other changes to the

AOC), and is thus re-noticed here.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by

May 18, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Greg Phoebe (8HWM–SR),

Enforcement Specialist, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, Colorado 80202–2405, and

should refer to: In the matter of

Petrochem/Ekotek De Minimis

Settlement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James M. Stearns, Office of Regional

Counsel, EPA Region VIII, at (303) 294–

7197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

section 122(g) De Minimis Settlement: In

accordance with section 122(i)(1) of

CERCLA, notice is hereby given that the

terms of an Administrative Order on

Consent (AOC) have been agreed to by

the following 7 parties, for the following

amounts: Option A Settlements:

Bloomfield Refining Co. ($19,300.00);

EIMAC Corporation (Varian Associates,

Inc.) ($77,744.26); Auto Body Supply,

Inc. ($2,759.90); Auto Painting &

Collision Specialists, Inc. ($2,547.60);

and G & K Services, Inc. ($6,872.58).

Option B Settlements: BP Exploration &

Oil, Inc. (fka SOHIO and SOHIO Oil

Company; aka BP Exploration, Inc.)

($16,501.31); and US Polymeris (aka US

Polymeric Industries, Inc.; nka BP

Chemicals ‘‘HITCO,’’ Inc.) ($27,099.50).

By the terms of the proposed AOC,

these PRPs will together pay

$152,825.15 to the Hazardous Substance

Superfund (Superfund). This amount

represents approximately 0.2% of the

total anticipated costs for the Site upon

which this settlement was based.

In exchange for payment, U.S. EPA

will provide the settling parties with a

covenant not to sue for liability under

sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA,

including liability for EPA past costs,

the one-time cost of remedy, future EPA

oversight costs, future operation and

maintenance of the as-yet unselected

remedy, and under section 7003 of the

Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended

(also known as the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(RCRA)).

The amount that each individual PRP

will pay, as shown above, equals $2.97

multiplied by the number of gallons of

waste the party sent to the Site (Base

Amount), plus a premium payment of

either 30% or 120% of the Base

Amount, as specified by each

Respondent PRP in the AOC. The per

gallon charge of $2.97 was calculated by

dividing the total estimated response

costs for the Site ($69,594,403) by the

total estimated volume of waste

disposed of at the Site (23,454,592

gallons). For parties paying a 30%

premium, the ‘‘Option A’’ settlement,

there is an exception to the covenant not

to sue if total response costs at the Site

exceed $69,594,403. If this amount were

exceeded, EPA could sue these parties

for all or a portion of the overage. For

parties paying the 120% premium, the

‘‘Option B’’ settlement, the exception to

the covenant not to sue does not apply.

For a period of thirty (30) days from

the date of this publication, the public

may submit comments to U.S. EPA

relating to the proposed de minimis

settlement.

A copy of the proposed settlement

AOC may be obtained from Greg Phoebe

(8HWM–SR), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999

18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado

80202–2405, (303) 294–7036.

Additional background information

relating to the de minimis settlement is

available for review at the Superfund

Records Center at the above address,

and at the Marriott Library, Special

Collections Department, University of

Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (801) 581–

8863.

Jack McGraw,

Acting, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA,

Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 95–9539 Filed 4–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE

UNITED STATES

Notice of Open Special Meeting of the

Advisory committee of the ExportImport Bank of the United States

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee was

established by P.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 to the United

States Congress.

TIME AND PLACE: Thursday, April 27,

1995, at 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The

meeting will be held at EX–IM Bank in

Room 1143, 811 Vermont Avenue NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20571.

AGENDA: The meeting agenda will

include a discussion of the following

topics: Advisory Committee Role and

Responsibilities; Small Business

Overview, Accomplishments and

Challenges; and Other Topics/Next

Steps.

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. In order to

permit the Export-Import Bank to

arrange suitable accommodations,

members of the public who plan to

attend the meeting should notify

Barbara Lane, Room 1112, 811 Vermont

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571,

(202) 565–3957, not later than April 26,

1995. If any person wishes auxiliary

aids (such as a sign language interpreter)

or other special accommodations, please

contact, prior to April 20, 1995, Barbara

Lane, Room 1112, 811 Vermont Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20571, Voice:

(202) 565–3957 or TDD: (202) 565–3377.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information contact Barbara

Lane, Room 1112, 811 Vermont Avenue

NW., Washington, D.C. 20571, (202)

565–3957.

Carol F. Lee,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 95–9485 Filed 4–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6690–01–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License;

Revocations

Notice is hereby given that the

following ocean freight forwarder

licenses have been revoked by the

Federal Maritime Commission pursuant

to section 19 of the Shipping Act of

1984 (46 U.S.C. app. 1718) and the

regulations of the Commission

pertaining to the licensing of ocean

freight forwarders, 46 CFR 510.

License number: 1224.

Name: Rosendo H. Guerra, Jr. dba Buffalo

Forwarding Co.

Address: 1314 Texas Ave., Ste. 904,

Houston, TX 77022.

Date revoked: March 30, 1995.

Reason: Failed to furnish a valid surety

bond.

License number: 3487.

Name: H.P. Blanchard & Co.

Address: 100 West Broadway, 2nd Fl, Long

Beach, CA 90802.

Date revoked: March 31, 1995.

Reason: Failed to furnish a valid surety

bond.

License number: 511.

Name: Laufer Shipping Co., Inc.

Address: 33 Rector Street, New York, NY

10006.

Date revoked: April 3, 1995.

Reason: Surrendered license voluntarily.

License number: 3145.

Name: Alternative Freight Services, Inc.

Address: Peace Bridge Plaza Warehouse,

Ste. 211, Buffalo, NY 14213–2497.

Date revoked: April 3, 1995.

Reason: Surrendered license voluntarily.

Bryant L. VanBrakle,

Director, Bureau of Tariffs, Certification and

Licensing.

[FR Doc. 95–9509 Filed 4–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Brannen Banks of Florida, Inc., et al.;

Notice of Applications to Engage de

novo in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have filed an application under §

225.23(a)(1) of the Board’s Regulation Y

(12 CFR 225.23(a)(1)) for the Board’s

approval under section 4(c)(8) of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843(c)(8)) and § 225.21(a) of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.21(a)) to commence or to

engage de novo, either directly or

through a subsidiary, in a nonbanking

activity that is listed in § 225.25 of

Regulation Y as closely related to

banking and permissible for bank

holding companies. Unless otherwise

noted, such activities will be conducted

throughout the United States.

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 on the

question whether consummation of the

proposal can ‘‘reasonably be expected to

produce benefits to the public, such as

greater convenience, increased

competition, or gains in efficiency, that

outweigh possible adverse effects, such

as undue concentration of resources,

decreased or unfair competition,

conflicts of interests, or unsound

banking practices.’’ Any request for a

hearing on this question must be

accompanied by a statement of the

reasons a written presentation would

not suffice in lieu of a hearing,

identifying specifically any questions of

fact that are in dispute, summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing, and indicating how the party

commenting would be aggrieved by

approval of the proposal.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than May 2, 1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303:

1. Brannen Banks of Florida, Inc.,

Inverness, Florida; to engage de novo

through its subsidiary Brannen Banks

Services, Inc., Hernando, Florida, in

data processing activities, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(7) of the Board’s Regulation Y.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. South Valley Bancorporation,

Morgan Hill, California; to engage de

novo in making and servicing loans,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(1) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 12, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–9474 Filed 4–17–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Central and Southern Holding

Company; Acquisition of Company

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The organization listed in this notice

has applied under § 225.23(a)(2) or (f)

of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR

225.23(a)(2) or (f)) for the Board’s

approval under section 4(c)(8) of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843(c)(8)) and § 225.21(a) of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.21(a)) to acquire or

control voting securities or assets of a

company engaged in a nonbanking

activity that is listed in § 225.25 of

Regulation Y as closely related to

banking and permissible for bank